DDR400 @ T1 vs DDR500 @ T2 -- relative performance comparison?

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So, now that NewEgg and other stateside dealers have started stocking
Epox EP-9U1697 mobos, I'm about to the pull the trigger. My
(apparently unrelated) question is, can someone give me some numbers or
something regarding the performance differences between running 2GB of
PC3200 at T1 and 4GB of PC4000 at T2?

Does a FSB increase of 50mhz (+100 DDR rating) outweigh the performance
hit of running RAM at a slower T2 timing? By how much?

You're wondering why I want 4 gigs of RAM? Well, music and video
editing is one reason (I know, I should get a Conroe next month, or a
cheaper dual-core Pentium, but I want my DC Opteron now, cuz I'll also
be gaming). Another reason is that I want to stock up on DDR1 before
EOL prices start climbing (happening now with AGP cards, which are more
expensive than their equivalent PCI-E counterparts).
 
.... someone give me some numbers or
something regarding the performance differences between running 2GB of
PC3200 at T1 and 4GB of PC4000 at T2?

Does a FSB increase of 50mhz (+100 DDR rating) outweigh the performance
hit of running RAM at a slower T2 timing? By how much?
Click to expand...
Take a WinRAR (min.v.3.3) under Tools/Bench & hardware test & run it
on both setting ..
 
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