Processor speed

[zock2002]

Hi, I have a question regarding processor speed. Please point me to the thread if this has been discussed.
Anyway, what I'd like to know is, if there's an application running at close to 100% CPU usage on an athlon xp 2200, will upgrading to a celeron d 320 (2.4ghz) or a sempron 2400 (1.66ghz) bring better performance (ie faster processing) for the app-- assuming everyting else on the system being equal? Or will more RAM solve the problem (as in many cases)? Thanks.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

im not positive on the three's performance, but i think the cele and the semp's should performce a little better than the xp, but not enough to satisfy you after buying a whole new cpu. how much memory do you have? 256 is the bare minimum for today's applications, moving up to 512.

 

[shoRunner]

those upgrades would not be worth the price of the chip, the difference would be negligable if any.

 

[zock2002]

so what would be the minimum upgrade recommended (currently running at 256 memory)? and does this also means that the speed advantage of the cel d 320 (2.4ghz) over the sempron 2400 (1.66ghz) won't make any difference?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

post your entire system, if you dont know, use cpu-z. another 256 of memory would be nice, 512's are affordable so opt for that if you arent on any particular budget.

 

[wiredspider]

what type of application and what are the current specs on your system? i also agree with others that today 512 mb is the minimum amount of RAM needed, so another stick of 256 mb will do some good for you and is not to terribly expensive.

 

[zock2002]

here goes...

AMD Athlon XP 2200+
ECS K7VTA3 Mainboard (VIA KT333)
PC2100 DDR 256MB
Geforce4 4200ti 128MB

 

[suicidalpigeon]

yes a stick of 512 should be fine.

 

[zock2002]

alright thanks!

 

[suicidalpigeon]

make sure its pc2100..and something from cruicial, corsiar, mushkin, ocz, twinmos, kingston, or geil.

 

[Appledrop]

actually id get pc3200 because as well as being able to use it later on down the road, it will be able to underclock itself to pc2100 today.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

yes i recommended doing that yesterday but mechabon said they need highervoltages such and such.