Subject: Re: pentium IV info
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Matt Doughty <mdoughty@japan.ea.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 09/26/2002 12:03:42
On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 10:09:35PM +0200, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 02:29:28PM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > can You give me some info about PIV based machines?
> > esp. what's a difference between 845E and 845G chipsets and 845GL?
> > 
> > i read 845E as only chipset, 845G has graphics integrated and 845GL
> > graphics and network. is any other thing too?
> > 
> > 
> > and main question - did anybody actually using NetBSD 1.5.3 on them?
> > 
> > 
> > i have to choose (quite quickly) between pentium III and pentium IV
> > computer. price difference isn't big, but will PIV really be much faster?
> 
> If you use PC133 SDRAM you won't see much difference. But with a rambus
> memory, the difference is worth it.
> 

If you use a board that supports DDR SDRAM it should be worth it also.

--Matt