OT: Computer RAM and Epox Mobo

A bit OT, but I know that you guys usually have good advice re: PC hardware -- I'm thinking of upgrading my 640Megs (256-256-128) of PC2100 RAM to 2 512 Meg sticks of PC2700. Does anyone know if this RAM is compatible with the Epox8Kha+ motherboard? If so, would the upgrade to PC2700 make a significant difference in system speed? Also, I found this link regarding tweaking of RAM: http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20030701/memory_tuning-10.html Would this kind of tweaking make a significant difference in speed (with either PC2100 or PC2700)? Thanks! Bert

A bit OT, but I know that you guys usually have good advice re: PC hardware -- I'm thinking of upgrading my 640Megs (256-256-128) of PC2100 RAM to 2 512 Meg sticks of PC2700. Does anyone know if this RAM is compatible with the Epox8Kha+ motherboard? If so, would the upgrade to PC2700 make a significant difference in system speed? Also, I found this link regarding tweaking of RAM: http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20030701/memory_tuning-10.html Would this kind of tweaking make a significant difference in speed (with either PC2100 or PC2700)? Thanks! Bert

Safest thing to do is check out the motherboards web site or an on-line etailer with a memory configurator. Try http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/memoryandaccessories/ and check out the two tools on the right. The Crucial tool lists PC2700 against the Epox 8Kha+. Toms hardware guides are usually pretty good. Andi. -- Remove only one zero to reply. "BRH @comcast.net>" <"bhoenig<no-spam> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > A bit OT, but I know that you guys usually have good advice re: PC > hardware -- > > I'm thinking of upgrading my 640Megs (256-256-128) of PC2100 RAM to 2 > 512 Meg sticks of PC2700. > > Does anyone know if this RAM is compatible with the Epox8Kha+ > motherboard? If so, would the upgrade to PC2700 make a significant > difference in system speed? > > Also, I found this link regarding tweaking of RAM: > > http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20030701/memory_tuning-10.html > > Would this kind of tweaking make a significant difference in speed (with > either PC2100 or PC2700)? > > Thanks! > > Bert > > > >

Thanks for the link, Andi! Any thoughts on whether jumping from PC2100 to PC2700 is worthwhile in terms of system performance? Andi Cole wrote:

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> Safest thing to do is check out the motherboards web site or an on-line > etailer with a memory configurator. > > Try http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/memoryandaccessories/ and > check out the two tools on the right. The Crucial tool lists PC2700 against > the Epox 8Kha+. > > Toms hardware guides are usually pretty good. > > Andi. > > -- > Remove only one zero to reply. > "BRH @comcast.net>" <"bhoenig<no-spam> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > A bit OT, but I know that you guys usually have good advice re: PC > > hardware -- > > > > I'm thinking of upgrading my 640Megs (256-256-128) of PC2100 RAM to 2 > > 512 Meg sticks of PC2700. > > > > Does anyone know if this RAM is compatible with the Epox8Kha+ > > motherboard? If so, would the upgrade to PC2700 make a significant > > difference in system speed? > > > > Also, I found this link regarding tweaking of RAM: > > > > http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20030701/memory_tuning-10.html > > > > Would this kind of tweaking make a significant difference in speed (with > > either PC2100 or PC2700)? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Bert > > > > > > > >

Thanks for the link, Andi! Any thoughts on whether jumping from PC2100 to PC2700 is worthwhile in terms of system performance?

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> Safest thing to do is check out the motherboards web site or an on-line > etailer with a memory configurator. > Try http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/memoryandaccessories/ and > check out the two tools on the right. The Crucial tool lists PC2700 against > the Epox 8Kha+. > Toms hardware guides are usually pretty good. > Andi. > -- > Remove only one zero to reply. > > A bit OT, but I know that you guys usually have good advice re: PC > > hardware -- > > I'm thinking of upgrading my 640Megs (256-256-128) of PC2100 RAM to 2 > > 512 Meg sticks of PC2700. > > Does anyone know if this RAM is compatible with the Epox8Kha+ > > motherboard? If so, would the upgrade to PC2700 make a significant > > difference in system speed? > > Also, I found this link regarding tweaking of RAM: > > http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20030701/memory_tuning-10.html > > Would this kind of tweaking make a significant difference in speed (with > > either PC2100 or PC2700)? > > Thanks! > > Bert

BRH <"bhoenig<no-spam>"@comcast.net> wrote in news:[email hidden]: > Thanks for the link, Andi! Any thoughts on whether jumping from > PC2100 to PC2700 is worthwhile in terms of system performance? > only if the rest of your system is high end. The ammount of memory can sometimes be more beneficial than the speed, if you are limited in resources, then windows steps in to move stuff around...not good for top performance. Faster memory is good, but ranks behind CPU and VideoCard upgrades as far as noticable improvements. Computer performance is always kind of a messy situation, if you upgrade the cpu, your memory can hold you back, or a hot video card mated with an older motherboard or cpu can deliver less than satifactory performance. I think we will see that the more we spend, the smaller the performance increases are. We don't see much top speed difference between an 9800 vs the 800XT but the 9800 will bog down quicker...so we will be buying consistancy vs sheer speed increases for a while. dh

Thanks for the reply, Dave. I just found that my mobo will support up to PC3200, so I think I'll go for that. (Difference in price is negligible). I'll be going from 640Megs of PC2100 RAM to 1 Gig of PC3200. The vidcard is a Radeon 9700 Pro (pretty high-end), and the CPU is an AthlonXP2100 (not so high-end). I guess the CPU is the slow link at the moment, but the mobo only supports up to an AthlonXP 2600 (266 FSB version), which is hard to find, and a 2400 which is available but isn't much of an improvement. I just figure that, with WinXP Pro, I could use more RAM than what I have now. If I'm getting more RAM, I may as well get the fastest that my system supports. I'm not ready to replace the mobo yet (can't stomach having to possibly re-format my hard drive and re-install apps), but if/when I do, hopefully PC3200 RAM will also be compatible with it. Dave Henrie wrote:

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> BRH <"bhoenig<no-spam>"@comcast.net> wrote in > news:[email hidden]: > > > Thanks for the link, Andi! Any thoughts on whether jumping from > > PC2100 to PC2700 is worthwhile in terms of system performance? > > > > only if the rest of your system is high end. The ammount of memory can > sometimes be more beneficial than the speed, if you are limited in > resources, then windows steps in to move stuff around...not good for top > performance. > Faster memory is good, but ranks behind CPU and VideoCard upgrades as > far as noticable improvements. Computer performance is always kind of a > messy situation, if you upgrade the cpu, your memory can hold you back, or > a hot video card mated with an older motherboard or cpu can deliver less > than satifactory performance. > I think we will see that the more we spend, the smaller the performance > increases are. We don't see much top speed difference between an 9800 vs > the 800XT but the 9800 will bog down quicker...so we will be buying > consistancy vs sheer speed increases for a while. > > dh

Thanks for the reply, Dave. I just found that my mobo will support up to PC3200, so I think I'll go for that. (Difference in price is negligible). I'll be going from 640Megs of PC2100 RAM to 1 Gig of PC3200. The vidcard is a Radeon 9700 Pro (pretty high-end), and the CPU is an AthlonXP2100 (not so high-end). I guess the CPU is the slow link at the moment, but the mobo only supports up to an AthlonXP 2600 (266 FSB version), which is hard to find, and a 2400 which is available but isn't much of an improvement. I just figure that, with WinXP Pro, I could use more RAM than what I have now. If I'm getting more RAM, I may as well get the fastest that my system supports. I'm not ready to replace the mobo yet (can't stomach having to possibly re-format my hard drive and re-install apps), but if/when I do, hopefully PC3200 RAM will also be compatible with it.

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> > Thanks for the link, Andi! Any thoughts on whether jumping from > > PC2100 to PC2700 is worthwhile in terms of system performance? > only if the rest of your system is high end. The ammount of memory can > sometimes be more beneficial than the speed, if you are limited in > resources, then windows steps in to move stuff around...not good for top > performance. > Faster memory is good, but ranks behind CPU and VideoCard upgrades as > far as noticable improvements. Computer performance is always kind of a > messy situation, if you upgrade the cpu, your memory can hold you back, or > a hot video card mated with an older motherboard or cpu can deliver less > than satifactory performance. > I think we will see that the more we spend, the smaller the performance > increases are. We don't see much top speed difference between an 9800 vs > the 800XT but the 9800 will bog down quicker...so we will be buying > consistancy vs sheer speed increases for a while. > dh