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8th July 2002, 00:32
Another FAQ, here comes a nonspeculative answer:
I used a ECS K7S5A with either 256MB of DDR or SDRAM with XP1700+,
PAL movie, Full 4:3:
With Temporal smother:
0.808 vs 0.744
without TS
1.281 vs 1.136
Hope this helps!
Evidently, the less work is done, the more advantage DDR offers. Its not much, basically around 10%.
To Chainsaw:
I discovered that _RAM throughput_ with one stick of 256MB DDR (Samsung) is significantly faster than with two sticks of 128 MB DDR CL2 Infinion! About 10% more (checkmem86). When I x-checked on my Epox, there was no difference between the two, but they both were about 7% faster still :D
Guess which RAM went into the ECS...
And Chainsaw, can you reccomend a mobo environment monitor?
Conclusion: To increase performance, DDR will be the cheapes option. To get a similar advantage by investing more into the CPU will cost more. The Epox will give a little extra but at a high premium.
I used a ECS K7S5A with either 256MB of DDR or SDRAM with XP1700+,
PAL movie, Full 4:3:
With Temporal smother:
0.808 vs 0.744
without TS
1.281 vs 1.136
Hope this helps!
Evidently, the less work is done, the more advantage DDR offers. Its not much, basically around 10%.
To Chainsaw:
I discovered that _RAM throughput_ with one stick of 256MB DDR (Samsung) is significantly faster than with two sticks of 128 MB DDR CL2 Infinion! About 10% more (checkmem86). When I x-checked on my Epox, there was no difference between the two, but they both were about 7% faster still :D
Guess which RAM went into the ECS...
And Chainsaw, can you reccomend a mobo environment monitor?
Conclusion: To increase performance, DDR will be the cheapes option. To get a similar advantage by investing more into the CPU will cost more. The Epox will give a little extra but at a high premium.