[Default] Mike Rahl <mikerahl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>From what I've seen, GNS3 really likes to hammer the CPU, even when
>you activate the idle timers (and I would strongly suggest you read
>the manuals on this and make sure you enable the idle PC, or your PC
>could easily become unresponsive).
Yep, I've just read the manual, and I didn't know for the idle PC
option, thanks!
>You'll need a 64 bit OS to run 4 gigs or more of RAM, as the 32 bit
>cannot address more than about 3.2-3.4 gigabytes of memory.
AFAIK it can with PAE option turned on, and it is sup****ted on Win XP
SP2 and above, and recent Linux distributions.
>WHat I would suggest is the following:
>
>Quad core processor if they're not too expensive (from what I've seen,
>they have really come down in price lately)
Here's the cheapest ones I found here in Croatia:
CPU INTEL Core2Quad Q6600 BOX, s. 775, 2.4GHz, 8MB c., FSB 1066MHz, 64
bit, QuadCore
which is cheaper than this one:
CPU INTEL Core2Duo E8500 BOX, s. 775, 3.16GHz, 6MB c., FSB 1333MHz
Which one of these ones would be better for GNS3, cheaper Quad or more
expensive Duo?
>If you're familiar with Linux or don't mind a small learning curve
>from Windows, definitely go with Linux.
That's nice to know, thanks. I'm an advanced Linux user so that's not
gonna be a problem. The problem is that Linux runs slower than Win XP
on my Barton 2500+ based machine so I'm not sure that GNS3 would run
faster. I guess on newer machine would.
>From what I understand, Linux
>and GNS3 go well together. Windows tends to crash sometimes.
And on Linux it does not crash?
>Definitely do NOT go Vista, it eats memory like crazy.
That's nice to know, thanks.
>Fast timings on the RAM are basically irrelevant. They might give you
>a 1-2% increase in speed. If you have the money, go for them, if not,
>go for the CAS 4 or 5 RAM, which will do you fine.
Meaning, I can go with more slower memory than with less faster
memory?
Thanks for the answers!
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