>>>I am ordering a Compaq server that will run MS SQL Server. To upgrade from 256 to 512 pipeline burst cache costs $1000, so I'm told. Is it worth it? I'm not even sure what pipeline burst cache is. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Ross >> >>Funny, it cost me about $50. But I don't use a Compaq. I have been told that with EDO RAM pipeline cache is not as important as it was. I have not confirmed this but they seemed pretty confident. If you have a non-EDO RAM memory PC and the Compaq pipeline is < $100 (like it should be -- or you can search for a better outlet) then it is worth upgrading to. >> >>Tom > >The supplier said the cache is so expensive because of the dual processors. The real reason is probably because with government purchasing contracts the suppliers know we aren't allowed to buy from anyone else. Anyway, we ordered the cache mainly because we had a problem on another server with somebody installing cheapo RAM; I'm afraid somebody will come alomg and try to put in some $19.95 cache and crash my server, so I thought it best to fill it up now. > >Thanks for all the comments. Ross Be warned that on some PCs the Cache will actually cause problems. Most of the time it will be great but we have documented a couple of times it did mess up the PCs. These were of course shade tree special PCs and not Compaqs so hopefully everything will match up for you. Good Luck, Tom