How much faster is a XP3000 than a XP2400?

[JEDI]

i bought a k7s5a/xp2400 combo special from Fry's over a year ago. the chip died recently.

max cpu in the k7s5a = xp2400.

i plan to buy either the k7vta3/xp2400+ or k7vme/2400+ combo. then next year i plan to upgrade to a xp3000 (barton, 333mhz) and to put the 2400+ in the k7s5a and give to my sister.

1) How much faster is a xp3000 than a xp2400?

2) Is it worth it to follow that upgrade path? or just buy the bang for the buck combo now (mobo + xp2700) and forget about the k7s5a?

THX

 

[Corporate Thug]

how much are the combos?

you may want to look into the A64 2800+ comobo frys sometimes has

 

[JEDI]

k7vme/2400+ is free from microcenter. $90 - $100 if u use their credit card.

k7vta3/2400 at fry's is $50 or less.

i want to keep costs down and will reuse my pc2100 ram

will the a64 2600+ combo accept pc2100 ram?

 

[hairygit1]

If you want to keep your pc2100 RAM, then your whole system will be running at 133mhz, rather than the 150 or 166 that the upgraded mobo/cpu will be able to run.
For the sake of a 256MB stick of DDR, it might be worth upgrading this as well.