Re: A disproportional Alpha configuration?

[Maurice Hilarius <maurice harddata com>]

With regards to your message at 04:14 PM 11-13-97 -0500, yue-feng sun.
Where you stated:
>
>Hello to all,
>
>	After last two days' input from you, I decided to buy
>an Alpha for Linux. I am considering the following configuration:
>
>    1.	Alpha 533MHz 21164a Digital Motherboad, Alpha 164LX
>    2.  2MB L3 Synchronous SRAMS Cache, 9ns
>	  if I like to increase it to 4MB, it will cost $900 more.
>	  what is the the importance of the Cache? Is it worth 
>	  increasing to 4MB for $900?
It should not cost you $900 more. Going price differential is about $400.
>    3. 128 MB SDRAM, 10ns
>    4. SCSI controller:
>	PCI IntraServer ITI Ultrawide controller 3140U, 40MB/sec
>	or Adaptec 2940UW
>	which one is better?
The Intraserver, definitely.

>    5. Matrox Millenium II PCI Video w/8MB
>	Looks like 3D Open GL Video card is not supported by Linux.
>	I hope this Millenium card still speeds up my graphic
>	rendering.
Yes, the Permedia II cards like the Diamond FireGL Pro 1000 are supported.

Sounds like a decent machine. What are you planning to do with it?
Also you didn't mention what disk you plan to use?


Cheers,

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