bahzb0rt...?

[Koopsta Knicca]

Well, guys, about a year ago, I upgraded my ECS k7s5a motherboard by buying pc2100 ddr for it. It used to have pc-133 ram. I saw a noticeable difference when it came to 3d gaming. I have a g4 ti 4600 card. Well, right now I think I should upgrade it again.

I'm thinking of getting an ECS k7s5a pro mobo and can you guys tell me what's the best RAM I can get for it? I have an athlon xp 1600+. Should I upgrade my processor, too? Would I notice a big difference if I upgrade my mobo,proc, ram?

[$1500-P4 gamer]

The pro just adds usb 2.0. That not a upgrade otherwise and its a old chipset. Look at Nforce2 mobo's for a real upgrade with lots of headroom.;)

[fishybawb]

Incidentally, what on earth is a bahzb0rt? Sounds painful... ;) :D

[Koopsta Knicca]

"bahzb0rt" is one of the words I invented. It's a modified version of "bah". I also invented "w00zn0rt...!", the modified version of w00t.

What's the fastest best DDR ram out there? Is it a huge speed increase from a 2100?

[BipolarBill]

You won't notice a difference by changing RAM. The K7S5A doesn't overclock and can't make use of it really.

The Pro is so close to the non-Pro that you can just switch boards and restart.

If you're dead set on new RAM, get two of these:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=N82E16820144606

You can always make use of them on your next motherboard. ;)

[Koopsta Knicca]

So if I get a better board and the ram linked above, I'd notice a good difference? What about my CP? Is it bottlenecking my comp?

[BipolarBill]

Does your PC seem slow now, or are you just trying to reach Warp Speed?

[BipolarBill]

It would take a lot of money to squeeze out another 30% performance. I would install an Athlon 2400+ before I did anything else.

[ch0wdy^]

holy **** that ram looks SWEET!!!!

[BipolarBill]

They sure know how to package it, don't they?

[ch0wdy^]

does that ram perform well?

[BipolarBill]

http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8135