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I have 3 slots total for DDR ram on an Nforce2 motherboard, running a
mobile Athlon XP (not multiplier locked), with Win XP. I have 3 256MB
modules, two are PC2700, one is PC2100. The PC2100 module maxes out
at 292mhz (real bus speed of 146). Will I get better performance if I
run with 512MB, using only the PC2700s, at 333mhz or however fast the
memory can run at (it probably should hit 350mhz with any luck),
adjusting the multiplier to keep CPU speed at the level it seems
stable at, about 2400mhz, or if I use all three modules to get 768MB-
with the bus speed lower, 292mhz, but the multiplier higher to keep
the CPU at 2400? I do open a lot of IE windows sometimes, and use
office programs, so I think I hit the swap file sometimes with 512MB.
Again, 2 choices: 1. CPU ~2400mhz 768MB Ram @ 292mhz
2. CPU ~2400mhz 512MB Ram @ 333-360mhz
What kind of applications would run better with choice 2, and by how
much, 10%? Less?
I have 3 slots total for DDR ram on an Nforce2 motherboard, running a
mobile Athlon XP (not multiplier locked), with Win XP. I have 3 256MB
modules, two are PC2700, one is PC2100. The PC2100 module maxes out
at 292mhz (real bus speed of 146). Will I get better performance if I
run with 512MB, using only the PC2700s, at 333mhz or however fast the
memory can run at (it probably should hit 350mhz with any luck),
adjusting the multiplier to keep CPU speed at the level it seems
stable at, about 2400mhz, or if I use all three modules to get 768MB-
with the bus speed lower, 292mhz, but the multiplier higher to keep
the CPU at 2400? I do open a lot of IE windows sometimes, and use
office programs, so I think I hit the swap file sometimes with 512MB.
Again, 2 choices: 1. CPU ~2400mhz 768MB Ram @ 292mhz
2. CPU ~2400mhz 512MB Ram @ 333-360mhz
What kind of applications would run better with choice 2, and by how
much, 10%? Less?