Slow AMD 3200+ xp

Mikelb · 09-01-2004, 10:04 PM

I built a custom AMD system awhile back.... expected it to be extremely fast, especially compared to a 466Mhz Celeron (previous system)... The system consists of :
AMD Athlon 3200 xp
Wins 98 SE
512MB Mem(2700)
120 GB SATA hd
Sony 16X CD-RW
56k us robotics modem
USB ports
standard 15" CRT monitor
usb printer
etc...etc...

this computer is fairly comparative in speed to the Gateway 466Mhz Celeron with 260 MB RAM, and a 20GB EIDE HD....
what's making the new computer so slow????

agent-k · 09-01-2004, 10:18 PM

Your memory may be causing a bandwidth bottleneck.
The xp3200 runs at 400Mhz FSB
Your memory is running at a slower speed.
You either need to replace your memory with pc3200 (400Mhz) or try and overclock the one you've got.

**Praetor** · 09-02-2004, 12:55 PM

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Your memory may be causing a bandwidth bottleneck.

POssibly but in comparison to PC133 memory on the older system a bottleneck wont be noticeable\

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The xp3200 runs at 400Mhz FSB

They also have a 333Mhz model too if im not mistaken

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Your memory is running at a slower speed.
You either need to replace your memory with pc3200 (400Mhz) or try and overclock the one you've got.

That would be ideal but theres nothing wrong with running 6:5

charly · 09-03-2004, 04:13 PM

++ win 98 may not be the right OS for a cpu over 3 ghz

**Praetor** · 09-03-2004, 10:21 PM

Agreed, definitely consider an OS upgrade (BTW the XP3200 is not a 3+Ghz chip

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Mikelb · 09-07-2004, 07:25 PM

thanks u guys.... but I accidentally posted wrong... I have 1 gig o memry... I believe it is either 2700 or 3200... but I will try and O'C the mem... and I am trying to upgrade to 2000.... but the dang CD is scratched or something... b/c it won't read certain files... during the installation... but it will read them if I manually copy them from the CD...

09-01-2004, 10:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mikelb Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 25	Slow AMD 3200+ xp I built a custom AMD system awhile back.... expected it to be extremely fast, especially compared to a 466Mhz Celeron (previous system)... The system consists of : AMD Athlon 3200 xp Wins 98 SE 512MB Mem(2700) 120 GB SATA hd Sony 16X CD-RW 56k us robotics modem USB ports standard 15" CRT monitor usb printer etc...etc... this computer is fairly comparative in speed to the Gateway 466Mhz Celeron with 260 MB RAM, and a 20GB EIDE HD.... what's making the new computer so slow????

09-01-2004, 10:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
agent-k New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: South Wales U.K. Posts: 10	Your memory may be causing a bandwidth bottleneck. The xp3200 runs at 400Mhz FSB Your memory is running at a slower speed. You either need to replace your memory with pc3200 (400Mhz) or try and overclock the one you've got. __________________ Athlon XP2500 Barton O'Clocked to XP3200 Asus A7N8X-X 1 Gig 400 DDR Ram 160Gig Seagate Barracuda

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09-03-2004, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
charly Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: austria Age: 47 Posts: 158	++ win 98 may not be the right OS for a cpu over 3 ghz

09-07-2004, 07:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mikelb Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 25	thanks u guys.... but I accidentally posted wrong... I have 1 gig o memry... I believe it is either 2700 or 3200... but I will try and O'C the mem... and I am trying to upgrade to 2000.... but the dang CD is scratched or something... b/c it won't read certain files... during the installation... but it will read them if I manually copy them from the CD...