hi all this is my first post here
i currently have a msi k7t266 pro ru-2 (6380 v2)
i have 3*256ddr (pc2100)
xp1800+ palomino (locked)
im thinking bout upgrading but not to much as later on im gonna get a 64bit system
so the question is this would i get compareable performance by just getting an xp2400+ (266 bus) and prob locked
or by getting a nforce2 ultra 400 / kt600 motherboard and a barton 2500 or thorton 2500 and oc it to 3200 (even though my ram is pc2100
if i would see a noticeable improvement with the nforce2 / kt600 chipset which one should i get
i have bout 75 max for the mother board to spend so here is what i have found in the nforce 2 chipsets so far
Shuttle nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "AN35N-Ultra" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-150-045&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
ABIT nForce2 SPP Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "NF7" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-127-144&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
ASUS nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X-X" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-131-468&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
DFI nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "NFII ULTRA-AL" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-136-124&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
MSI nForce2 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "K7N2-V" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-130-444&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
those are all under $75.00 us dollars
and i havent got to far into the kt600s
note: i might be wasting my time researching this stuff if an xp2400+ (266) can be close to an oc 2500+ to 3200+ with pc2100 ram
so there is alot of questions there but i would appreciate it if you all could tell me how much of a performace i would gain if any by going the 2500+ route
i have an ati 9800xt and play mostly games with my system
thanks again for yours help
i currently have a msi k7t266 pro ru-2 (6380 v2)
i have 3*256ddr (pc2100)
xp1800+ palomino (locked)
im thinking bout upgrading but not to much as later on im gonna get a 64bit system
so the question is this would i get compareable performance by just getting an xp2400+ (266 bus) and prob locked
or by getting a nforce2 ultra 400 / kt600 motherboard and a barton 2500 or thorton 2500 and oc it to 3200 (even though my ram is pc2100
if i would see a noticeable improvement with the nforce2 / kt600 chipset which one should i get
i have bout 75 max for the mother board to spend so here is what i have found in the nforce 2 chipsets so far
Shuttle nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "AN35N-Ultra" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-150-045&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
ABIT nForce2 SPP Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "NF7" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-127-144&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
ASUS nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X-X" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-131-468&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
DFI nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "NFII ULTRA-AL" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-136-124&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
MSI nForce2 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "K7N2-V" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-130-444&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
those are all under $75.00 us dollars
and i havent got to far into the kt600s
note: i might be wasting my time researching this stuff if an xp2400+ (266) can be close to an oc 2500+ to 3200+ with pc2100 ram
so there is alot of questions there but i would appreciate it if you all could tell me how much of a performace i would gain if any by going the 2500+ route
i have an ati 9800xt and play mostly games with my system
thanks again for yours help