Difference in 333 and 400 FSB?

[rhizaowns]

I'm running a 2500+ on an a7v333 with PC3200 ram. I know all signs point to getting the mobo that supports 400 FSB, but I'm wondering... how much performance gain will I see? I'm a pretty broke guy, I was thinking about just staying with this set up until I can afford a new/really good motherboard/cpu setup like an A64 or something.

Also, I can't clock my processor higher than 166x11 on this current motherboard because of the FSB limitation, can I?

I'm just wondering if it's worth the cash or if I should just wait, I'm getting pretty decent framerates in Doom 3. How big of an FPS gain would I see by grabbing the NF7-S v2?

 

[Sonic587]

Probably not much more than a few FPS here and there, however, check out the Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. It's the best performing budget board out there.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=13-150-045&DEPA=0

 

[DerwenArtos12]

wait, you will see very very minimal differencesin performance. like 5 fps at most(depending on video card of course). wait till around christmas when s939 will be cheaper and hopefully NF4 will be out.

 

[rhizaowns]

What about being able to overclock my CPU to 2.2Ghz, that would help no? Hmmmm... I'm just trying to decide.

 

[Megatomic]

In gaming and A/V conversion I saw a hefty increase in performance when I overclock my 2500+ to 3200+. It's been running at 3200+ for over a year now, I'll never run it at stock speed.

And the NF7-S R2 is among the best of the best for S462 systems. But $91 is high now that A64 is out, I suggest looking in the FS/FT forums for a good deal on a used board.