800 mhz bus worth it?

[jaman4dbz]

yes i know my q's arent as complex as yours... stop showing off =P, anyways i have a choice right now between:
1)MSI 865PE NEO2-LS, 6728-020, 8x AGP,P4 2.4, with 800 mhz bus ----------$839 (canadian)
OR
2)MSI MB KT6 DELTA-LSR K7 VIAKT600 SocketA AthlonXP 2500+, with 333 mhz bus --------- $608

both have 512k cache, and both have 1024 mb of ram
is the 800 mhz bus worth the $200? (if you can give me an understanding of how my computer would perform with the differing buses please tell)

 

[addiarmadar]

Only if you got the money. That barton 2500 can also do the 200 clock cycle if you oc it with at least pc 3200 ram.

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[SJJM]

What kind of memery do you have. Cause if it is less then pc 3200, then I would say go for the amd setup(which I think you should of with a nvidia chipset). If you have pc 3200 then I would say that the Intel setup would be a little faster and you are able to upgrade in the feature to a prescott.

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[Crashman]

If those are your only choices, option 1 is the much better of the two.

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[pat]

I would go for something like option 2 and put the 200$ on a good top of the line video card. cpu for cpu, you wont really notice any difference at these speed, but with a good video card, that you would notice. or, if you already have a good video card, then enjoy the 200$ somewhere else....like to get out in the clubs, sports events,....

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[HardWareBoss]

Go with your first option.

 

[deadkenny]

It's not really an 800MHz FSB though. It's more like 200MHz, 2 signals per cycle and dual channel. The AMD is like 166Mhz (or 200Mhz if you go with the XP3200, which I don't recommend you do), with 2 signals per cycle but single channel. So the question becomes, is dual channel FSB worth it? That depends on what you're using the system for. But I would recommend that in making your comparison you look at an nForce2 m/b running PC2700 sychronously with the FSB for the AMD side of the equation. The Intel set up looks to be a reasonable one.

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