| Author |
Message |
|
Arcane Wizard
`semi-hippie`
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Posts: 8993
|
 Posted: 18 Aug 2004 06:39:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
leofox wrote: Arcane Wizard wrote: Quote: Microsoft says that 512mb is enough. Therefore, get 768mb. Microsoft is right, 512MB is (more than) enough, but if you want to keep from having to buy the additional 256MB later, get it now. Simple enough, no?
microsoft once said 640K should be enough for everyone...
Yes, and if you're wrong once you can never be right again. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
leofox
INF student
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 11 Apr 2004
Posts: 3562
|
| Posted: 18 Aug 2004 07:59:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
that's not what i said...
I said they were right! I have 512 MB myself dude!
Maybe they were right back then too... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
X1011
10100111001
Active Member
Joined: 14 Nov 2003
Posts: 657
|
| Posted: 18 Aug 2004 04:45:27 pm Post subject: |
|
|
leofox wrote: I said they were right! I have 512 MB myself dude!
640K < 512 MB
maybe you misread "K" as "MB" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
leofox
INF student
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 11 Apr 2004
Posts: 3562
|
| Posted: 19 Aug 2004 02:50:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
Microsoft is NOW right in saying 512MB is enough, back then they were terribly wrong in saying 640K is enough.
But that appears to be an urban myth... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DmitriB
Advanced Member
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
Posts: 319
|
| Posted: 20 Aug 2004 04:59:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| the 640k comment isnt an urban myth, mr gates himself said that during the launch for ms-dos (i think, though i could be wrong) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Arcane Wizard
`semi-hippie`
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Posts: 8993
|
| Posted: 20 Aug 2004 05:33:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
DmitriB wrote: the 640k comment isnt an urban myth, mr gates himself said that during the launch for ms-dos (i think, though i could be wrong)
It's a myth.
Quote: "640k of memory should be enough for anybody"
But of course everyone knows that is a misquote. In an interview Bill corrected himself:
"I've said some stupid things and some wrong things, but not that. No one involved in computers would ever say that a certain amount of memory is enough [...] But even 32 bits of address space won't prove adequate as time goes on [...] Meanwhile, I keep bumping into that silly quotation attributed to me that says 640K of memory is enough."
+
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,1484,00.html
+
There is no proof whatsoever that mr gates ever said anything like this. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
agility
Calc Spammer
Calc Guru
Joined: 16 May 2004
Posts: 1266
|
| Posted: 27 Aug 2004 03:33:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Hey I have a question: I'm going to buy a new processor, and I need to know whether the P4 HT or the AMD 64 with Hypertransfer will be better for editing video and audio, because I burn DVD's a lot. And if there is a difference between the two, how significant is it? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Arcane Wizard
`semi-hippie`
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Posts: 8993
|
| Posted: 27 Aug 2004 04:33:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Depends on clock speeds. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
agility
Calc Spammer
Calc Guru
Joined: 16 May 2004
Posts: 1266
|
| Posted: 27 Aug 2004 05:10:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Well, I know it's between the P4 HT 2.8 GHz and the Athlon 64 2.8GHz, so I'm guessing the clock speeds are the same. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Arcane Wizard
`semi-hippie`
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Posts: 8993
|
| Posted: 27 Aug 2004 05:49:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Pentium's are generally faster when it comes to video encoding, however, from what I've read, I'd say with tasks that infolve a lot of memory transfer the AMD CPUs with hypertransfer will beat the (far overrated) HT technology of Intel so at similar clockrates the P4 HT won't keep up.
Also, less heat and power and AMD CPUs generally being more efficient performance/clockrate wise makes the AMD a winner.
EDIT: +64bit = more joy
/AFAIK
Last edited by Guest on 27 Aug 2004 05:51:02 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
agility
Calc Spammer
Calc Guru
Joined: 16 May 2004
Posts: 1266
|
| Posted: 27 Aug 2004 07:50:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks!
I saw a page similar to what you posted but I can't seem to find it right now, but when I do I'll post it here! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rebel.socom
Member
Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 151
|
| Posted: 09 Sep 2004 08:44:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| i thought 32 was the way too go but amd 64 bit has this fast transfor technology 800mhz bus. Will that make an increadible impact on fps if i had 800 bus comperied to a standerd 400 bus? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Arcane Wizard
`semi-hippie`
Super Elite (Last Title)
Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Posts: 8993
|
| Posted: 10 Sep 2004 03:39:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Depends on the rest of the hardware, with a shared memory "videocard" you'll definately notice a huge boost, with a GF6800 this might not matter so much in games. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Computer Tech Support => Technology & Calculator Open Topic
