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To: Joe NYC who wrote (30094)	10/27/1998 4:14:00 AM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33344

Jozef, the results of your tests with identical network cards indicates that the task was disk intensive rather than computational in nature. A PR233 is usually run at 75x2.5 -- slightly out of spec for the PCI bus but enough to measurably boost network card performance. The gain in network access was apparently sufficient to make up for the slower CPU speed Your benchmark proved that the on-board network controllers in your PII/350s aren't functioning properly. It also explains why I try to overclock PIIs using 75MHz bus speeds. When it works at all, it usually has a very positive effect on disk I/O. Oddly my CeleronA/333 doesn't seem to benefit enough to make it worth the risk. Regarding your 10.1GB drive, you chose more wisely than you may know. Check the specs on the larger models up in the DTTA series (to 16.8GB) and you'll find that they run much hotter. I haven't tried them but with more platters, heads and heat it is reasonable that they would be noisier too. Any 16.8GB drive owners care to comment? All that aside, anyone know why NSM was up again today? Craig