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?
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