Hey guys! I FINALLY lol got my NF7-S in! I went from 9500 3dmark2001 points to 11259!!!! I am so happy! Ok, I am using a ONE stick 512mb umm crappy memory... If I had two ddr2700 corsair 256mb memory in duel channel, how much of an increase would that be? Because i'm gona convince my moms boyfriend to gimme them lol.
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Dual Channel will boost you about 5% on average, nice but weigh up the cost if you don't need the extra RAM. It should ideally be the same size, brand and rating but buying a PC3200 stick now with your current slower stick may mean down the line you can add another PC3200 to replace the slower stick to get the extra speed boost. PC2700 to PC3200 is only worth it for 333FSB to 400FSB and there isn't a huge difference outside of synthetic benchmarks, probably in the region of 5% again if that.
Crucial are most respected and offer free P&P and lifetime warranty:
2x256MB PC3200 is under £80 plus you can sell your current 512MB on. For that £80 you can go from 266FSB to 400FSB and from std DDR to Dual Channel DDR which will give a nice boost. Of course if gaming is your thing then £80 on a gfx card upgrade may yield better results...
Once you have set all the speeds for your 'new' PC be sure to note them down for reference. Then stress that PC like mad looking for any signs of instability, you want to know 100% that it's perfectly stable and if it isn't decide whether it's the RAM, cooling, FSB or cooling that's most likely the cause or simply step things back a little more. Hot weather is the best time for stress testing but that's one reason for aloowing a little margin above your long term o/c speed. This isn't that quickest or easiest way to o/c but it is (IMHO) the safest and generally most comprehensive. HTH!