PBW server needs more memory, got any? - Page 2

Paul1980au · #11 February 3rd, 2004, 02:36 AM

Something that passes as an upgrade - its amazing how quickly the speed and memory capacities are moving - yet my Pentium 500Mhz still passes the interet test (a little slow perhaps) but i can sitll use the web - need $$$ myself to upgrade.

geoschmo · #12 February 3rd, 2004, 02:37 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
That sort of ram is very cheap. You can get 256 MB chips for like 12 dollars or so at a computer fair.

That's possible. The Last time I went to a computer fair was maybe 15 years ago.

The cheapest I could find either Online or locally was around 40 bucks for a 256MB, which isn't bad, but I'd want to get two. Rather then spend 80 bucks, or go to a computer fair, I wanted to see if anyone had one that I could get for zero.

[ February 03, 2004, 00:38: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Fyron · #13 February 3rd, 2004, 02:40 AM

I try to only buy my computer parts at computer fairs, unless they are for free after rebates, like my CD burner was.

narf poit chez BOOM · #14 February 3rd, 2004, 02:42 AM

what's a computer fair and how do you find one?

Fyron · #15 February 3rd, 2004, 02:44 AM

It is a bimonthly, monthly, or whatever meet sort of like a swap meet, but just computer related stuff.

Small stores all over the place (up to 50 miles away around where I live in some cases!) send people with stuff to sell. As for how you would find one... perhaps check your local convention centers to see if they have computer fairs?

[ February 03, 2004, 00:45: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

narf poit chez BOOM · #16 February 3rd, 2004, 02:47 AM

hmm...i don't even know if there's convention center's around.

gotta be some. i mean, some people will want conventions. demand, supply, capitalism...

Fyron · #17 February 3rd, 2004, 02:48 AM

Do they have "county fairs" anywhere?

Thermodyne · #18 February 3rd, 2004, 04:43 AM

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Originally posted by Paul1980au:
Something that passes as an upgrade - its amazing how quickly the speed and memory capacities are moving - yet my Pentium 500Mhz still passes the interet test (a little slow perhaps) but i can sitll use the web - need $$$ myself to upgrade.

Yep they still fit the bill. I have a couple of dual 500's that are still good servers. To tell the truth, they are less than a year old. I got them as NOS Last summer. I had 6, but I sold 4 to cover the two I kept.

Lisif Deoral · #19 February 4th, 2004, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Paul1980au:
Something that passes as an upgrade - its amazing how quickly the speed and memory capacities are moving - yet my Pentium 500Mhz still passes the interet test (a little slow perhaps) but i can sitll use the web - need $$$ myself to upgrade.

Well... My P233MMX still works perfectly! 128 Mb RAM, 10 Gb + 1.5 Gb Hard Disks, no 3D accelerator, etc. I plan to buy a new one on its 10th "birthday"... maybe

Actually, that's one of the reasons why I keep playing such games as Space Empires, Steel Panthers and Civilization rather than RTS or MMORPGs or whatever else.

As for donating equipment, if you wish I have a complete P120 and an almost-complete 486DX2@66MHz. SEIV runs on both of them! (but I don't recommend to host any games on anything slower than 200 Mhz!) Maybe I could sell them as antiquities in a few years...

Ok, this post was far off-topic

rdouglass · #20 February 4th, 2004, 08:28 PM

Actually older stuff can work fine for a long time if you don't expect it to do too much. I still have a Compaq Dual P166 server in service running Win2K Server and fax server software supporting 4 busy fax lines. It has to be at least 8 years old, but just keeps on tickin'...

However, I'd not consider anything more on that box - definitely not IIS or anything like that...