Caviman2201 said:First of all, I know this is an Overclockers forum... I'm an overclocker myself but my friend (who's computer I'm building) is not. I know there were some experts in here who could better answer my FSB question than I could. Thats why I asked. If I bothered anyone because it was not an overclocking-based question, please accept my humble apology.
Secondly, to those who did answer my question, thanks.
Thirdly, it's going to be used MAINLY for gaming, web-browsing, and office apps. Probably not going to be doing video encoding or heavy multitasking. The A64 is an option as my friend has not actually bought anything just yet. I'll check prices for CPU/Mobo combos for the A64 and compare. I agree that the A64 would definatly trounce the P4 3.0 and 3.2 for that matter. One question, though, would putting an XP on a DUAL CHANNEL motherboard effectively quad-pump the RAM's speed?
And also, can one use just ANY identical pair of RAM sticks or are there special DUAL CHANNEL ram sticks?
Wow, gaming, web-browsing, and office apps. The three things a64's bejesus slap the p4 in. Why even consider anything else?? Lol. a643400+ if he's not overclocking.