Oddly, the faster the processor, the better it does graphics, but at some point, the bus, and the rest of the system can't keep up.
I think 233 mhz for an Intel/clone processor is slow by today's standards (but our Sparc chip is about that, again, different archetecture).
If you are investing in any hardware, consider at _least_ a 400+, even 600 machine (since the 700's, 800's and higher have come out now).
Don't skimp on the memory! If your machine will handle it, put in 512 meg of ram, and you won't be sorry. 256k should be your minimum.
Go with SCSI hard drives and a _fast_ SCSI controller card, RAID optional.
Divide the _load_ on the physical hard drives up. You could even get better performance by putting each hard drive on a different SCSI card, and having one do system/logging and the other do web _serving_. (your situation may vary).
Those are the major bottlenecks. Before "first" is CPU (you have to have a reasonable chip). The First is RAM -- the more, the better, without exceeding your system's ability to manage the Ram. The next is Disk I/0. SCSI and dual drives (and dual cards) can help that.
If you have a networked situation, two network cards can speed performance, if you have one doing "local" calls and one connected to your Internet switch (rather than putting everything through the main switch).
System tuning/performance is a fine art.
Like all fine art, if you throw enough money at it, it doesn't seem to matter. It only matters if you are trying to allocate scarce dollars to the best resources.
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I think 233 mhz for an Intel/clone processor is slow by today's standards (but our Sparc chip is about that, again, different archetecture).
If you are investing in any hardware, consider at _least_ a 400+, even 600 machine (since the 700's, 800's and higher have come out now).
Don't skimp on the memory! If your machine will handle it, put in 512 meg of ram, and you won't be sorry. 256k should be your minimum.
Go with SCSI hard drives and a _fast_ SCSI controller card, RAID optional.
Divide the _load_ on the physical hard drives up. You could even get better performance by putting each hard drive on a different SCSI card, and having one do system/logging and the other do web _serving_. (your situation may vary).
Those are the major bottlenecks. Before "first" is CPU (you have to have a reasonable chip). The First is RAM -- the more, the better, without exceeding your system's ability to manage the Ram. The next is Disk I/0. SCSI and dual drives (and dual cards) can help that.
If you have a networked situation, two network cards can speed performance, if you have one doing "local" calls and one connected to your Internet switch (rather than putting everything through the main switch).
System tuning/performance is a fine art.
Like all fine art, if you throw enough money at it, it doesn't seem to matter. It only matters if you are trying to allocate scarce dollars to the best resources.
http://www.postcards.com
FAQ: http://www.postcards.com/FAQ/LinkSQL/
