Here's the situation:
I have a be7 based system with a P4-2.4b, 533fSB, 512M of PC3500DDR. I'm overclocking to 2.52Ghz, with the RAM running at 186Mhz.
I use the system for some photo editing (as a hobby, not professional), some games, general stuff (office, internet, etc.). This is running XP Pro
I have an offer for a free VP6 motherboard with dual, matched P3-866's & 768 of SDRAM. I'm going to accecpt the offer (I'm not stupid!), but I was wondering which system would be higher performing. One system will be going to my son, but I'm not sure which one.
My feeling is that they would be pretty close, with the BE7 being somewhat higher; the faster CPU/FSB speed on the BE7 would offset the advantages of the dual CPU. Also, the BE7 has 6 USB2 ports vs the 2 USB1.1 on the VP6. I know the VP6 has a RAID controller, but that's not a big deal for me.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Mike O.
I have a be7 based system with a P4-2.4b, 533fSB, 512M of PC3500DDR. I'm overclocking to 2.52Ghz, with the RAM running at 186Mhz.
I use the system for some photo editing (as a hobby, not professional), some games, general stuff (office, internet, etc.). This is running XP Pro
I have an offer for a free VP6 motherboard with dual, matched P3-866's & 768 of SDRAM. I'm going to accecpt the offer (I'm not stupid!), but I was wondering which system would be higher performing. One system will be going to my son, but I'm not sure which one.
My feeling is that they would be pretty close, with the BE7 being somewhat higher; the faster CPU/FSB speed on the BE7 would offset the advantages of the dual CPU. Also, the BE7 has 6 USB2 ports vs the 2 USB1.1 on the VP6. I know the VP6 has a RAID controller, but that's not a big deal for me.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Mike O.
