I have a Soyo P4S Dragon Ultra (Thanks, Tom, for the recommendation last year) with a 1.6 gHz P4. I need a performance boost to render videos. I can upgrade to a 2.8 chip without changes.
Question: Can I plug an 800 FSB 2.8 Ghz chip into the existing board and get the same performance as if I used the 533 FSB version? I am not talking about overclocking the board here. Just not frying anything! The 800 is only ~10 bucks more and has Hyperthreading. Plus, when the stock market bubbles up again, I could replace the mobo and memory and do the job right.
And yes, perhaps overclocking just a little?
Bob
Question: Can I plug an 800 FSB 2.8 Ghz chip into the existing board and get the same performance as if I used the 533 FSB version? I am not talking about overclocking the board here. Just not frying anything! The 800 is only ~10 bucks more and has Hyperthreading. Plus, when the stock market bubbles up again, I could replace the mobo and memory and do the job right.
And yes, perhaps overclocking just a little?
Bob