Is it worth it to upgrade to 3200 DDR or should I just stick with 2700?

[bozack]

Looking to slightly upgrade my system (K7S5a, Athlon XP 1600, 768m PC2700) going to throw in a 2400 CPU and another 512m stick to replace my 256er...don't know if it is worth it to get the 3200 instead with a higher cas latency...wondering if for future upgradeability the 3200 is worth the extra expense or if I am better off saving the $10 and getting some cheesburgers with it as when I go to upgrade next I will be buying a new board and CPU...thanks

 

[stevty2889]

You'll be fine with PC2700, unless you plan to overclock. PC3200 memory isn't really obsolete, the only reason to get faster than pc3200 is for overclocking. The new DDR2 memory that works with the new intel boards is not faster at this point.

 

[Runner20]

When did 3200 become obselete??? Maybe for Intel users it has but not for AMD users

 

[bozack]

Originally posted by: Runner20
When did 3200 become obselete??? Maybe for Intel users it has but not for AMD users

sorry, should have been more specific....if upgrading my cpu and memory does not give me a notable boost in the few applications I am attempting to run well then I will most likely be moving back to an intel based system.

Thanks

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Not worth the money for the small amount of performance

 

[salaku]

Probably you will not see any big jump in performance with this upgrade.

 

[natto fire]

Even if you get the 3200 you will have to run it at 2700 speed to match the 2700 512 you already have.