Can someone more knowledgeable than me please help me out with how FSB works? Specifically, the multipliers and dividers of that number and how it affects processor speeds and memory speeds.
There are a few things I understand, so maybe you can help fill in the gaps. I'm looking to build a core 2 duo computer here at the end of the year or the start of next year. They are "quad pumped" or whatever, so the FSB is technically a quarter of their 1066 rated speed, so it's really 266?? Is that right? That 4x multiplier can never be changed, right? Just like the multiplier on the CPU itself (7x for the 6300 I'm thinking of getting - 7x266=1.8gg gHz). Do I have it so far?
Here's where I start to lose it...when it comes to memory, and to overclocking. Lets start with memory, which has it's own multiplier of the 266 figure. So, a 2x multiplier would be 533 memory, and a 3x would be 800 mhz. Since 800 is obviously better (read faster) than 533, why buy 533 when 800 isn't that much more.
Now to overclocking..when someone says they have taken their 6300 to 3 gHz, they must have taken the FSB to 429 or so (429*7=3.003 ghz). If the FSB is that high, and the memory multiplier is at 2, it's at 858; or at 3 it's 1.3 ghz!! How many options do you have with these multipliers and dividers and such, and do I have it right so far?
Sorry for the newbie post, but I'm still using a pentium 3 on a daily basis!!
There are a few things I understand, so maybe you can help fill in the gaps. I'm looking to build a core 2 duo computer here at the end of the year or the start of next year. They are "quad pumped" or whatever, so the FSB is technically a quarter of their 1066 rated speed, so it's really 266?? Is that right? That 4x multiplier can never be changed, right? Just like the multiplier on the CPU itself (7x for the 6300 I'm thinking of getting - 7x266=1.8gg gHz). Do I have it so far?
Here's where I start to lose it...when it comes to memory, and to overclocking. Lets start with memory, which has it's own multiplier of the 266 figure. So, a 2x multiplier would be 533 memory, and a 3x would be 800 mhz. Since 800 is obviously better (read faster) than 533, why buy 533 when 800 isn't that much more.
Now to overclocking..when someone says they have taken their 6300 to 3 gHz, they must have taken the FSB to 429 or so (429*7=3.003 ghz). If the FSB is that high, and the memory multiplier is at 2, it's at 858; or at 3 it's 1.3 ghz!! How many options do you have with these multipliers and dividers and such, and do I have it right so far?
Sorry for the newbie post, but I'm still using a pentium 3 on a daily basis!!