200 or 266 FSB?

[ArmyLifeSucks]

Is it better to buy a 200 FSB processor or a 266? Say I have 2 processors, one is a 1.4 266FSB and the other is a 1.4 200FSB. Is the 200 gonna be a better overclocker then the 266 because it is still processing at the same speed as the 266, but you have more room to raise the FSB? I am trying to learn why people buy the 200's over the 266's when to me it would make sense to buy the faster FSB processor. Someone please help me out here.

[train22]

you have both? lol.
Try 'em both out! (They _should_ be the same but it is most unlikly that's your case) You may get better results with either 1!

[turok]

AMD Athlon™ processor with a 266MHz front-side bus supporting PC2100 DDR memory technology is available at 1.4, 1.33, 1.2, 1.13, and 1.0GHz

AMD Athlon™ processor with 200MHz front-side bus supporting PC1600 DDR memory technology is available at 1400 (1.4GHz) 1300, 1200, 1100, and 1000MHz

This was pulled directly off amd's website. You make out of it what u wish.

[ArmyLifeSucks]

ok I will break it down. I don't own either. I want to know about them before I go buy one. OK if you have a 1.4ghz 266mhz FSB processor it would have to run something like 10.5*133. If you have a 1.4ghz 200mhz FSB processor it would have to run at 14*100. I am asking what processor is going to be better for over clocking. I was thinking it would be the 1.4 200 because you can run up the FSB from 100 to 133 and you would be evenly matched with the 1.4 266 as far as FSB goes. If you are using PC2100 which is designed to run at 133 and a 1.4 200 overclocked to 133 then you would have more to work with.

[PDL]

So that would suggest that if you are running a system with PC-133 SDRAM there would be no performance difference!

I don't know about that!!!

Me thinks we will get some argument here.....:D :D :D :D :D

[ArmyLifeSucks]

If you have a 1.4 200 and you are running PC2100 the ram is underclocking itself to run at the speed of the processor right? If you take the 1.4 200 up to 266 then you will be making the ram run at its intended speed right? But if you have a 1.4 266 to begin with then you are running the ram at its intended speed right off the bat. So if you take the 1.4 200 which would run at 14*100 and up the FSB to 133 then the chip would be running at 1.86 and the ram is not stressing any because it was designed to run at 133. I think I am missing something, someone tell me that I don't know what the hell I am saying.

[train22]

like I told ya earlier they will both hit the top around the same place it's just like having 2 identical chips with a different default config, that's all.

[N3D2000]

a 266 is better than 200 for a very simple reason.

at 200 a 1.4 would have a multiplier of 14? right?
at 266 a 1.4 would have a multiplier of 10.5? right?

now lets say we have a clock cycle at 100mhz the processor does 14 things per cycle (yes I am over simplifing)
now lets say we have a clock cycle of 133
and it does 10.5 things per cycle (still over simplifing)

If you look at this then the bandwisth of the 266 is 1/3 higher than the 200 AND doesn't have to do nearly as many things percycle meaning it has to work les to perform the same task (but it does have to work faster)