plz tell me if i should upgrade my mem

[amano75]

i have a P4 1.8Ghz running @ 400fsb socket 478
Gforce 4-4600
768 PC133 SDRAM
20 GB hard drive
i have a lame mobo that is capable of only SDRAM.
i'd like to upgrade my mobo so i can use DDR, but i cant afford to upgrade my processor as well. whats the best memory/mobo upgrade im looking at w/ my current processor
im thinking the Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra P4(478) Intel845PE DDR333
or
MSI 648MAXL P4(478) SIS648 FSB533 ATA133 8XAGP
i guess they both support 400fsb
im a gamer and i get a steady score of 7400 on 3DMark 2001 se
i really think my memory is bottlenecking my system cause frame rates aren't that good.

 

[CMRvet]

They both support FSB 400 MHz (actually 533MHz too)
Both motherboards are very good ones so take any of them.

im a gamer and i get a steady score of 7400 on 3DMark 2001 se
i really think my memory is bottlenecking my system cause frame rates aren't that good

YES that memory and motherboard is really stopping the system (like driving a car with the handbrake)


<b>(<font color=yellow>as good as it looks</font color=yellow>)</b>

 

[lhgpoobaa]

YES.
Running any pentium 4 with SDRAM is akin to driving a porsche around in only first or second gear. It really Hamstrings system performance.

Lucky for you its a socket 478, so upgrade paths are good

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