Topic: Fsb?

[Tarp]

I was wondering what the front side bus speed does to help your computer. The newer pentiums have about 800 but others have only 333. I'm just a little confused.

[Sandra]

The newer FSBs are faster, so a 266 is faster than a 200, then they had the 333 then the 400 and now as you said the 800.
Each is a new development along with faster CPUs and RAM.
The higher the FSB then the faster the PC is but to get the best performance then it needs the same speed RAM and the CPU to be compatable, unfortunately todays fastest thing is very expensive and is tomorrows has been.
If you try and keep up with the newest developments then you need to have very deep pockets  

[Tarp]

yeah the new amd 64 has 1600 fsb, but it is a lot of money. i was going to get a new mother board and cpu but i would end having to buy a lot of new parts and my computer would be out-dated by then. so i am going to just get a barebone kit and build from there.

[Sandra]

Its a bit like buying the latest model of a new car, if you get the old model just after the new "facelifted" one comes out you can get them a lot cheaper and it will probably perform almost as well  

[dcys02647]

The newer FSBs are faster, so a 266 is faster than a 200, then they had the 333 then the 400 and now as you said the 800.
Each is a new development along with faster CPUs and RAM.
The higher the FSB then the faster the PC is but to get the best performance then it needs the same speed RAM and the CPU to be compatable, unfortunately todays fastest thing is very expensive and is tomorrows has been.
If you try and keep up with the newest developments then you need to have very deep pockets  

:good: A simple explanation of what it is would be :- The oscillator speed that is used for your "cards", memory ect. It is then multiplied up to your processor speed. ie an 800fsb with a 3X multiplier would give would give you a 2.4gig machine.

But as Sandra said, there is more to it than that.

I am told that the best balance between cost & performance @ the moment is to build a 2.4gig but make sure the pro'r has the "widest bus" available
& the latest multi threading.

This is only an opinion!. Do as you are & research for your self before doing anything. Find the balance that suits your pocket.