Upgrade for GP2?

I currently use a P100, 256 pipeline, 32mb EDO, 4mb Millenium and want more performance for GP2. If I was to upgrade to a P166 with 512 pipeline and 32mb dimm, how much of a performance increase would I see? Is it worth it, or should I wait for the P55? ( I have an opportunity to trade in my M/b and chip, and the upgrade after taxes will only cost me about $400.) Thanks in advance!

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>I currently use a P100, 256 pipeline, 32mb EDO, 4mb Millenium >and want more performance for GP2. >If I was to upgrade to a P166 with 512 pipeline and 32mb dimm, >how much of a performance increase would I see? >Is it worth it, or should I wait for the P55? >( I have an opportunity to trade in my M/b and chip, and the >upgrade after taxes will only cost me about $400.)

Save the money and wait until after X-mas! If you can trade in the P100 chip, and if your current board supports a faster chip, you might upgrade to a P166 processor. More than 256 cache is needed *only* if you have more than 64MB of RAM installed. Unless the design of your current board is really crappy, you won't notice too much of a difference when upgrading from 256/EDO to 512/DIMM. Have you tried overclocking yet? [posted & mailed] -- Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome. \ (Not necessary if you're posting from Europe.) Junk \ do you care, spammer? If you find opinions express- Uni des Saarlands \ ed in the above posting, they're probably mine.

I have a p166, 32 Mb DRAM, 256 pipeline and a Diamond 2Mb VRAM. There's no chance of running GP2 full detail SVGA on MY machine! Typically, I have to turn of sky, all mirror textures and a few others (depending on the circuit) to get 17-18fps. Doesn't really bother me at all though: I don't have the impression that I'm missing something. Jo =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The most civilized civilizations are as close to barba- rism as polished iron is to rust. Rivarol =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=