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auric   06-29-2009 at 01:34:07 PM

Is there any additional advantage to having the cpu and memory in tandem--i.e. a cpu clocked at 2ghz and a memory stick at 2ghz?

I think I fail to understand the meaning of memory clock speed. Since most memory frequency is lower than cpu frequency, isn't memory always slowing the CPU down? Presumably I have the wrong idea.

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hefox   06-29-2009 at 03:36:34 PM
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Depends on the processor. For example for Core 2 duo it is better to have the memory syncron with the processor.
I suggest you should start with the basics because seems like there many things that you don't know.

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