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From: dk_ on 3 Aug 2005 05:30
Will upgrading from a PC2700 512MB RAM stick,
to a PC3200 512 RAM stick make any noticable
difference in performance.

My computer is running with a Celeron D 340, 533 MHz FSB.

-Dennis

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From: Yousuf Khan on 3 Aug 2005 08:12
dk_ wrote:
> Will upgrading from a PC2700 512MB RAM stick,
> to a PC3200 512 RAM stick make any noticable
> difference in performance.
>
> My computer is running with a Celeron D 340, 533 MHz FSB.

None.

Yousuf Khan
From: dk_ on 3 Aug 2005 11:23
In article <Mw2Ie.4560$z91.469768(a)news20.bellglobal.com>,
Yousuf Khan <bbbl67(a)ezrs.com> wrote:

> dk_ wrote:
> > Will upgrading from a PC2700 512MB RAM stick,
> > to a PC3200 512 RAM stick make any noticable
> > difference in performance.
> >
> > My computer is running with a Celeron D 340, 533 MHz FSB.
>
> None.
>
> Yousuf Khan

Thank you for the quick reply!

Why would the faster RAM make no difference in this case?

Thanks.

-Dennis

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From: YKhan on 3 Aug 2005 15:55
It's only a 15% difference in speed between PC2700 and PC3200.
Sometimes you don't even notice a difference with a doubling of speed
in some components, let alone 15%.

You'll probably be able to demonstrate benchmarks which will prove it's
faster, but you still won't notice it in your day-to-day use. There's
two different measures of performance in most computer components: (1)
bandwidth, and (2) latency. Bandwidth is akin to a topspeed, while
latency is akin to an acceleration. In a car you feel its acceleration
much more so than you feel its topspeed. Switching from PC2700 to 3200
is just an increase in topspeed, but not in acceleration.

From: dk_ on 3 Aug 2005 16:29
In article <1123098915.638307.151670(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"YKhan" <yjkhan(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> It's only a 15% difference in speed between PC2700 and PC3200.
> Sometimes you don't even notice a difference with a doubling of speed
> in some components, let alone 15%.
>
> You'll probably be able to demonstrate benchmarks which will prove it's
> faster, but you still won't notice it in your day-to-day use. There's
> two different measures of performance in most computer components: (1)
> bandwidth, and (2) latency. Bandwidth is akin to a topspeed, while
> latency is akin to an acceleration. In a car you feel its acceleration
> much more so than you feel its topspeed. Switching from PC2700 to 3200
> is just an increase in topspeed, but not in acceleration.
>

Very clear and very helpful!

Thank you.

Now here's my dilemma: ...my computer, (Celeron D 340, 533 MHz FSB),
came with one 512 MB PC2700 stick with 8 modules on it. I also have a
512 MB PC3200 stick with 16 modules on it.

I want to run the system with a total of 1024 MB's, and I understand
that I should not mix x8 with x16 sticks, so I now need to puarchase
either a 512 MB (x8) PC2700, or a 512 MB (x16) PC3200. (Currently the
PC3200 is cheaper.)

....so, does the 533 MHz FSB actually use the faster RAM (PC3200), or
does it top out with the PC2700???


Thanks.

-Dennis

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