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dogzilla · 11-19-2004, 05:26 AM

I upgraded my system from an Athlon 1900XP+ to Athlon 3200XP+ due to overheating issues with the 1900XP+. I had 1GB of PC2100 memory which the new motherboard and 3200XP+ work with just fine.

The 3200XP+ will work with PC3200 memory. The question is, will I see a large speed increase by doing this. The main application where I think I would get an advantage is Photoshop when I edit large images.

I can sort of project a theoretical maximum speedup of 1.5x based on 266Mhz bus vs 400Mhz. I suspect that with the 512Kb L2 cache, the actual speedup will be much less.

I can get 1GB of Micron or Samsung memory for about $150.00. If I'm not going to see a noticeable speedup, I'll save my money.

Anyone have any insight?

11-19-2004, 05:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
dogzilla Junkie Location: New York	PC2100 vs PC3200 memory I upgraded my system from an Athlon 1900XP+ to Athlon 3200XP+ due to overheating issues with the 1900XP+. I had 1GB of PC2100 memory which the new motherboard and 3200XP+ work with just fine. The 3200XP+ will work with PC3200 memory. The question is, will I see a large speed increase by doing this. The main application where I think I would get an advantage is Photoshop when I edit large images. I can sort of project a theoretical maximum speedup of 1.5x based on 266Mhz bus vs 400Mhz. I suspect that with the 512Kb L2 cache, the actual speedup will be much less. I can get 1GB of Micron or Samsung memory for about $150.00. If I'm not going to see a noticeable speedup, I'll save my money. Anyone have any insight?