How much preformance increase from:....?

[ZightZar]

Ok, so now I have a 1.8a P4, Mushkin 512mb pc3200, ASRock P4VT8 (made by asus), 80gig WD 7200rpm 2mb cache, Tt Xaser Ed. Spark7+, Fortron 530, and an Albatron 5900epv. I couldn't overclock (the cpu) worth a **** with this current setup (heat issues and whatnot... [yeah i tried different cooling solutions and none seemed to work]), so I bought from newegg a Barton 3000+ 400fsb, and an ASRock K7S8XE (yeah this mobo seemed REALLY great for the price [$46 btw], and when i'm strapped for cash atm, it seemed a REAL good deal... If i need something better, i can always buy a better mobo if this one doesn't work out.)

Ok, so how much preformance increase do yall think i'll really see? Since i couldn't oc my 1.8a, the ram was downclocking itself to pc2100 (since it fsb is only 100mhz), and the 3000+ is clocked at 2.1 and since it has 200mhz fsb it will finally let me take advantage of my pc3200... So will i notice any difference?

 

[R0CK3TM4NN]

I'm sure you will notice a large difference. I'm not sure how that ASRock mobo will perform because I haven't read anything on it yet, but just the extra GHz from the new processor and the increased memory bandwidth would allow you to see a big difference in performance. What kind of cooling will you be using on the barton?

 

[attack]

hmm, well I'd say in games and apps that use a CPU you'll definetly notice, but if you just email, surf the web, and stuff like that, then I don't think so. Also you can still OC that 3000+, I'm not sure what people are getting with them but it might be pretty decent of a clock.
Anything is an upgrade from a 100mhz FSB....odd about those 1.8a's, I thought they were killer OC'ers, must be a dud chip.

 

[ZightZar]

Well, i'll be taking my water cooling setup off my 2.8e render-rig because all i do on that is render, and there is no real need to watercool it since it is not oc'ed... Uses a via1300 pump, t-line bleed, 2x black ice micro(yeah its 80mm, i have a small case :/), and ordered a whitewater for socket a (from dtek), some tygon tubing (only have about 3 feet left, that better be enough :|), and waterwetter been good to me, so i guess ill pick up another bottle for it

And yeah i play games alot, so any increase in preformance would be great...

 

[johan851]

I think you'll see a pretty good performance increase as well, and it should overclock well with that watercooling as long as the motherboard is up to it.

A couple things, a little off topic for this section:
1. Make sure you get an aluminum top for the WhiteWater. My poly topped cracked and it's a pain in the butt...I'm lucky nothing was damaged.
2. I'd strongly recommend using something like orange antifreeze instead of WaterWetter - it's much healthier for your system.

 

[Yuriman]

I personaly would have gone with a mobile, and a biostar board, but thats just me hehe.

In games it will be a large difference, and your system may feel a bit more responsive. Ohh, and with that Black Ice Micro, you probably wouldnt be any better off than with a large heatsink. The reason we watercool is so we can get the heat away from that spot, and so we can have much more surface area to cool, IE radiator.

 

[johan851]

He has two BIM's...he should do ok. A bigger radiator would be nicer though.

 

[ZightZar]

Yeah I have two BIM's, each with two fans on it... Yeah I liked the way the aluminum top for the WW looked so i got that instead of the see through top (although the p4 WW i had, had a poly top, and nothing Ill ever came of it).

When you say that orange AF is healthier, what did you mean? All waterwetter did was stain the tubes blue a little bit, but other than that little 'problem' (i didn't really see it as one...) waterwetter worked fine for me :/

And the case I have for this rig is a Antec Lanboy, so thats the reason I'm using two BIM's instead of BIX's lol. Glad to hear that my system should feel more responsive, thats great news

Anything else I should know? I'm wondering what kind of oc ill get with my setup... Havent really heard much too much about the 400fsb 3000+'s though :/

 

[johan851]

I'm pretty sure that antifreeze has better corrosion protection than WaterWetter. If it works fine and you like it, then stick with it. I've just heard of a ton of people who have had problems with it.