AthlonXP worth it for this rig?

[JackOfHearts]

Would getting an AthlonXP be worth it for this system?

AMD 1.2@1.33 Tbird
Asus A7V133(KT133a)
2x256 pc133 crucial Ram(512mb)
geforce4 ti 4200 (128 MB)
etc.

What would be a good cheap upgrade?

I was think that getting an AthlonXP 2200 or maybe more ram.

What do you all think?

JoH

 

[JackOfHearts]

BUMP

 

[RSMemphis]

what do you do with the system?
If it's a gaming rig, you won't need more than 512MB, and you could get a nice AthlonXP. I would not necessarily buy an XP2200, that seems a little too much for your system.
(Now, if anyone wants to tell me that UT2003 needs more than 512, it won't work with a TBird so well anyway, IMO)

If it's anything else, leave or get more RAM...

 

[Adul]

would your mb even support a 2200+?

 

[stonecold3169]

might be about that time to update the mobo and go ddr, it seems like it's probably holding your performance back a good deal

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: stonecold3169
might be about that time to update the mobo and go ddr, it seems like it's probably holding your performance back a good deal

Does DDR help that much for most things? I ask because it's currently so much more expensive than PC/133, that I could outfit my KT133A board here with a full complement of 1.5GB of PC/133 for the price of a single 512MB PC2700 DDR module! I'm wondering if it's worth the wait, or if I should just go ahead and get some more PC/133 (things are running a little slow with only 256MB of RAM, and I don't have tons of money to get a whole new CPU + MB + RAM).

 

[billyjak]

That motherboard will not support the newer xp Athlons.
What OS are you using, win98se does not utilize anything over 512k
Better off with a new motherboard and 512k of DDR

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

i agree a new motherboard + ram (even 256mb ddr would suffice if need be) would be better than xp2100+ (your motherboard wont support tbreds i believe)