Jim Meagher wrote:
>
> Monica,
>
> Adding more RAM above 32Meg will not help you.  Yes, you will
> be able to do more things at the same time, but you won't gain
> speed.
>
> Adding a hard drive will give you more storage capacity and *might*
> give you a *small* increase in how fast a program loads, but not in how
> fast the programs operate.
>
> If you want your PC to go faster, then you need a bigger motor.
> I would move up to the fastest CPU that your MoBo can handle,
> and hope that someone gives you a new hard drive for Christmas. <g>
>
> Jim Meagher
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Monica Veith
> > Sent: Friday, May 08, 1998 10:03 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [PCBUILD] Ram or Hard Disk?
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >         I have a P166 MMX and 32 MB ram. I'd like to know to what i should
> > upgrade so that the computer works faster.
> >
> >         What do you'll recommend? HD or ram???
> >
> >         I have partitioned my 2.1 GB Samsung HD in to 1 each. I
> > have around 130
> > MB free on C drive and 300 MB free on D drive.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Monica Veith
> >

Jim:

Do you recommend going from a straight P166 to a P200
then?

Michael