I currently have an XP2400 (266 FSB) and 512MB TwinMOS DDR333 RAM. So at stock speeds my memory is on a faster bus speed than the CPU.
I can get the RAM up to about 365Mhz and the CPU to around 2.3Ghz without any problems with stock cooling etc. However would I notice any significant increase by upgrading to DDR400 RAM (which I could obviously push higher than my DDR333)? The memory bus speed would then be a lot higher than the CPU bus.
Or would I be better off getting a CPU which runs on the same bus speed as my current DDR333 RAM?
Or should I just play more with what I've got? I'd like to get the CPU FSB up to match the memory. I've gone to 155 ok, but 166 seems a bit risky. Multiplier is locked at 15
Also, slightly O/T Q: would I benefit from having more than 512MB RAM for games like Doom 3, Half Life 2 etc?
I can get the RAM up to about 365Mhz and the CPU to around 2.3Ghz without any problems with stock cooling etc. However would I notice any significant increase by upgrading to DDR400 RAM (which I could obviously push higher than my DDR333)? The memory bus speed would then be a lot higher than the CPU bus.
Or would I be better off getting a CPU which runs on the same bus speed as my current DDR333 RAM?
Or should I just play more with what I've got? I'd like to get the CPU FSB up to match the memory. I've gone to 155 ok, but 166 seems a bit risky. Multiplier is locked at 15
Also, slightly O/T Q: would I benefit from having more than 512MB RAM for games like Doom 3, Half Life 2 etc?