volvic Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Hello! I have a 3200+ winchester, which I can get stable up to 2640MHz. The only problem is, that it has a weak memory controller, that tops out the system at about 2250MHz when in dual channel. So I'm wondering if I should get a new CPU (San Diego) with a better memory controller, or if I should stick with only one RAM module of 1GB? Well, if I look at synthetic benchmarks the answer is clear, but would the answer differ apart of these? The machine is used for gaming and multimedia apps. primary. I hope you can help me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOAethyr Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 I would go for the cpu speed for sure man, that's alot of cpu speed to lose. Maybe you can't see it in some pc games or something, but the diffrence is defently gotta be there. Maybe it's your ram I dn, just that maybe 512x2 might of been more compatible I dn. As for the cpu, again I dn, I dn about the 939's or the 7xx whatevers. I just know the 939 cpu's are expensive . Clock the fsb up so you get more out of that one stick, tighten up the timings perhaps. Stick with the way higher cpu speed hehe, unless say you ran 250x2 in dc, then 100x2 in sc mode, then got that much more cpu speed with the sc, I'd say go with the dc then lol, but I doubt the fsb you're using is over a 100mhz diffrence. If you can afford to find another cpu but a better one, then go for it , may be the mem too you know, never know about these things... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire-N-Ice Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 run that cpu to the 2600+, put your ram on a divider, and keep it. The little extra bandwidth you can get from your ram, with a better memory controller, will not make much difference in real world apps. You'll see it in benchmarks but thats about it. Save your money for something more meaningful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 cpu mhz is the most important factor on the A64 memory bandwidth is slightly important...if it is really ultra low then performance will be hit, but in general, it is a moot point compared to cpu mhz, so you should focus on cpu mhz most of all (also, dont be afraid to test your single stick @ 2600Mhz vs your dual channel @ 2200Mhz throughout all benches like Everest, 3dmarks, then run some games like BF2 or whatever you like and check framerates etc) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Moon Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 There's a great thread at Anand where Zebo put a heck of a lot of time into testing this very thing on A64. See for yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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