Much of a diff b/t Athlon 2400+ and 2600+ ?

[mangled]

The 2400+ operates at 266mhz and the 2600+ at 333mhz.

The 2400+ retail at newegg is $135. The 2600+ retail at newegg is $234.

I'm planning on getting an ECS L7S7A2 which can handle either processor. Currently I have 512mb of Crucial pc2100 DDR memory and won't be upgrading that just yet. The rest of my system specs are in my sig.

So the questions are:

1. How much of a performance difference, given what I have, is there between the 2400+ and 2600+? Is it worth the $99 in cost?
2. Should I later upgrade my memory to DDR 333 will that increase the difference between the two processors? Which memory is recommended?

Thanks!

 

[eklass]

it really depends on your financial sitatuation. 333 are the newer bartons...

if cash is a major concern, my recommendation is to get PC2700 ram (333) and go with the 2400 for now. later if you decide to go for a 333 processor, you've got ram that'll run at the speeds you need. at least, this is what i did: crucial pc2700 and athlon 2000. later this year i can go to a barton when 400 bus has pervaded the market