Athlon 2400+ vs. 2500+ ?
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:52 am
OK, I do mostly DivX and DVD transcoding-both of which are CPU and memory intensive. The 2400+ is a 2GHz part, with 256KB cache and 266MHz memory bus-nice because I have 266MHz memory right now. The 2500+ is a 1.83GHz part, 640KB cache, 333Mhz memory. On the one hand, the slightly fast *actual* clock speed of the 2400 would help, but then again, the extra memory speed would probably be just as much if not more of a help. Sooo....any suggestions?
Also, nForce2 is a dual-DDR board...so with a 333Mhz FSB proc, will I be able to use the 266Mhz DDR memory I have now? (I would figure yes, since it's dual-DDR, and I could use it in a P4/533MHz setup)...
If I can use the memory I have now with a 333MHz FSB chip, then I may just go that route...
Oh, this is a budget system for a friend, so I need to keep the price down (hence the AMD chip). Two more weeks, I get my 875/2.8Ghz P4C...but that's alllll mine
Also, nForce2 is a dual-DDR board...so with a 333Mhz FSB proc, will I be able to use the 266Mhz DDR memory I have now? (I would figure yes, since it's dual-DDR, and I could use it in a P4/533MHz setup)...
If I can use the memory I have now with a 333MHz FSB chip, then I may just go that route...
Oh, this is a budget system for a friend, so I need to keep the price down (hence the AMD chip). Two more weeks, I get my 875/2.8Ghz P4C...but that's alllll mine