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What upgrade ?
I'm considering upgrading my current system.
I'm planning to get a Coppermine 500, and I'm wondering what MB to get.
I've narrowed it down to 2 options:
1) Abit BE6-II
The good old BX chipset, combined with 1 MHz steps in FSB, I think my RAM can manage about 130 MHz, giving me a speed of
about 650 MHz
2) Abit VA-6
VIA's new chipset will let me clock my RAM
at FSB - 33 MHz, so I should get up to
around 750 MHz
Now I know that the VIA has lower memory speed (I'm not taking MHz here, clock for clock it's slower), but will the increased CPU speed compensate for this ?
I'm rather inclined to upgrade, as I can get it for FREE
by selling off some left over bits (Celery 300+BH6+HDD+Fury)
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P3 500@560, 192 MB ram, G400 16SH
I'm planning to get a Coppermine 500, and I'm wondering what MB to get.
I've narrowed it down to 2 options:
1) Abit BE6-II
The good old BX chipset, combined with 1 MHz steps in FSB, I think my RAM can manage about 130 MHz, giving me a speed of
about 650 MHz
2) Abit VA-6
VIA's new chipset will let me clock my RAM
at FSB - 33 MHz, so I should get up to
around 750 MHz
Now I know that the VIA has lower memory speed (I'm not taking MHz here, clock for clock it's slower), but will the increased CPU speed compensate for this ?
I'm rather inclined to upgrade, as I can get it for FREE
by selling off some left over bits (Celery 300+BH6+HDD+Fury)------------------
P3 500@560, 192 MB ram, G400 16SH
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