FSB Speed and Memory speed
I am looking at building my first system, and I have a question related to
FSB speed and memory speed. For example, if I were to get a Biostar M7NCD that supports either PC2100 (266), PC2700 (333), PC3200 (400), do I have to be running my FSB at the matching speed to take advantage of the faster memory? For instance, if I would get a AMD XP 1800 such that I run by FSB at 266, would it be a waste to go for the PC2700 or PC3200 (unless of course I plan to upgrade the processor in the future)? -- John A |
I am looking at building my first system, and I have a question related to FSB speed and memory speed. For example, if I were to get a Biostar M7NCD that supports either PC2100 (266), PC2700 (333), PC3200 (400), do I have to be running my FSB at the matching speed to take advantage of the faster memory? For immediate advantage yes. For instance, if I would get a AMD XP 1800 such that I run by FSB at 266, would it be a waste to go for the PC2700 or PC3200 (unless of course I plan to upgrade the processor in the future)? I would get the fastest. It could run more stable and you can add a faster CPU later for very little. Now that chips are plummeting. The 2500+ Barton was $83 at newegg a few weeks back. Run with PC3200 RAM that over clocks perfect at 3200+! ------------ When your PC gives a little they give a lot. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/disco |
John A wrote:
I am looking at building my first system, and I have a question related to FSB speed and memory speed. For example, if I were to get a Biostar M7NCD that supports either PC2100 (266), PC2700 (333), PC3200 (400), do I have to be running my FSB at the matching speed to take advantage of the faster memory? For instance, if I would get a AMD XP 1800 such that I run by FSB at 266, would it be a waste to go for the PC2700 or PC3200 (unless of course I plan to upgrade the processor in the future)? The price difference between the faster and slower RAMs is puny. The faster RAMS will definitely improve performance now and in the future. |
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I think I will dig a little deeper in my
pocket and go for the faster memory and the 2500+ Barton. I just needed a little nudge in that direction. I don't really know if I will be playing around with overclocking all that soon, however, it sounds like this would be a nice setup to do this. -- John A "AJ" wrote in message ... I am looking at building my first system, and I have a question related to FSB speed and memory speed. For example, if I were to get a Biostar M7NCD that supports either PC2100 (266), PC2700 (333), PC3200 (400), do I have to be running my FSB at the matching speed to take advantage of the faster memory? For immediate advantage yes. For instance, if I would get a AMD XP 1800 such that I run by FSB at 266, would it be a waste to go for the PC2700 or PC3200 (unless of course I plan to upgrade the processor in the future)? I would get the fastest. It could run more stable and you can add a faster CPU later for very little. Now that chips are plummeting. The 2500+ Barton was $83 at newegg a few weeks back. Run with PC3200 RAM that over clocks perfect at 3200+! ------------ When your PC gives a little they give a lot. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/disco |
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