QUESTION?

[KiNg]

What is the advantage of having a FSB at 133 instead of 100????

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[Fiz]

The fsb is what moves the data around your comp. Memory, cpu, hdd's, cd-rom, all of it is tied into the fsb. So, the faster the fsb, the faster the whole system will run. A 1GHZ at 100X10 will run slower than a 1GHZ at 133X7.5. If you have the capability to do it, definitely run at 133. :)

[jeff_harrison_344]

Damn, yah beat me to it! ^^
:D

[Fiz]

LOL! :)

[Hoot]

In the interest of technical accuracy, that's not entirely correct. Computations handled within the CPU will generally get done faster at higher multipliers. Getting the results in from and out into the world goes faster with a higher FSB. Getting the data to and from the CPU represents a more of a computer time challenge than the time spent inside the CPU, so a faster FSB will get more accomplished in human time. It's like the old HDD argument. Shaving microseconds off by going from an ATA33 to an ATA100 generally has a much less pronounced effect than going from 8 to 7 millisecond access time. It's relative to the job being done.

Hoot

[Fiz]

Good point. :-)

[Fiz]

OOPS. Hit the post button. LOL. I just meant at the same clock speed that you will notice better performance at 133 than 100.

Fiz