Samuel Stearns-2 wrote > Total RAM - 1G > > > 1. Explain on SELECT. So either this is a typo (1 GB of RAM) or your query is likely ending up I/O bound. You should probably provide EXPLAIN and EXPLAIN (ANALYZE) output since even with the schema it is impossible for someone to see what the planner is proposing for a multiple-million record source table that is going to be empty if all someone does is create the schema. For my money it is also helpful to actual write some prose describing what you are providing and seeing and not just toss some settings and schema out there. http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/SlowQueryQuestions David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/57-minute-SELECT-tp5773169p5773174.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - performance mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance