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In a nutshell, it appears that the maximum size cpu I can upgrade to
with my current MB is AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (400MHz FSB) (Model 10)
(Barton).
My question: Is it worth it? Would I really notice the difference?
Here are my current specs:
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 1 (max 1) per processor
Name AMD Athlon XP
Code Name Barton
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
Package Socket A (462)
Family/Model/Stepping 6.A.0
Extended Family/Model 7.A
Core Stepping
Technology 0.13 um
Core Speed 1896.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 11.5 x 164.9 MHz
Rated Bus speed 329.9 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400 rev. C1
Southbridge nVidia nForce2 MCP rev. A4
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 3.0
AGP Transfer Rate 8x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, not enabled
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 1536 MBytes
Memory Frequency 164.9 MHz (1:1)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRDC) 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 7 clocks
System
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Name A7N8X2.0
System S/N xxxxxxxxxxx
Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Mainboard Model A7N8X2.0
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version ASUS A7N8X2.0 ACPI BIOS Rev 1007
BIOS Date 10/06/2003
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Module 2 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Module 3 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build
2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
with my current MB is AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (400MHz FSB) (Model 10)
(Barton).
My question: Is it worth it? Would I really notice the difference?
Here are my current specs:
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 1 (max 1) per processor
Name AMD Athlon XP
Code Name Barton
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+
Package Socket A (462)
Family/Model/Stepping 6.A.0
Extended Family/Model 7.A
Core Stepping
Technology 0.13 um
Core Speed 1896.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 11.5 x 164.9 MHz
Rated Bus speed 329.9 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400 rev. C1
Southbridge nVidia nForce2 MCP rev. A4
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 3.0
AGP Transfer Rate 8x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, not enabled
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 1536 MBytes
Memory Frequency 164.9 MHz (1:1)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRDC) 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 7 clocks
System
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Name A7N8X2.0
System S/N xxxxxxxxxxx
Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Mainboard Model A7N8X2.0
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version ASUS A7N8X2.0 ACPI BIOS Rev 1007
BIOS Date 10/06/2003
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Module 2 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Module 3 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build
2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c