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Re: Which affects speed more? Processor or RAM?
« on: March 03, 2010, 08:50:04 PM »
Both

A processor first and foremost.

Most decent accelerator cards like the Blizzard have 32bit fast memory slots and the difference in speed is very noticiable with the 32bit memory .

Example: My (now sold) A4000D had a 68030 at 50Mhz but the standard ram installed on the motherboard. My A1200 had a 68030 at 50Mhz too but the Blizzard 1230 had 32bit ram installed and it was noticibly faster then the A4000.


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This might be a dumb question but I am relatively uneducated about computer hardware in general, and the amiga in particular (mine was never expanded).
 
Which will affect an amiga's speed and performance more? Adding fast ram or adding a faster processor ?
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

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Re: Which affects speed more? Processor or RAM?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2010, 08:53:09 PM »
If you have an A1200 i highly recomend the Phase5 Blizzard 1230IV. You can pick one up for around 125 - 160 Euros.

I regret selling mine, although it was for a greater cause (See my Sig) :P
A1200HD- Blizzard 1230IV / 64Mb / Kick 3.1 / OS 3.9 / 20GB HD
A4000 040 @33Mhz -Kick 3.1 / 16MB
A2000 Rev4.4 - \'030 @25Mhz / 8MB / Kick 3.1 / ClassicWB
CD32 -     Stock (W/ 2 CD32 Controllers]
A500 Plus - 68000 / 2MB Chip / 2Mb Fast / 2.04/1.3 / A590 / A570
A600HD - 2MB Chip / 8MB Fast / 2GB CF HD / Kick 3.1
CDTV

PowerMac G4 1Ghz (MorphOS / Leopard)

[url]http://amigamap.com/us