Mobo buses for Intel vs AMD mobo followed by several questions

[jaffa]

I am not so used to the AMD world of computing but hope to gain some insight with this quite basic (I guess) question.

When buying memory modules for an Intel system, it feels straightforward.

The FSB could for example be 800mhz to match the Prescott processor.
The throughput would therefore be 800*8 bytes, that is 6400 MB.
The memory should therefore be 2 dual channel DDR400 and the throughput will be the same (400mhz *16 bytes).

My problem is when buying an AMD processor and motherboard. If I for example want to by an Athlon 64 3200+ (2 ghz real frequency) processor what kind of motherboard and memory should I look for. The motherboard doesn?t use the same mhz rating as the Intel boards but instead use for example 2000MT and often mention ?HyperTransport?.

What is the implication of 2000MT on a mobo for AMD and how fast should the memory be to match that mobo?

I read that 2000MT often corresponds to 1000mhz. Is the optimal speed then PC4000 and run them in dual channel mode?

Is AMDs ?HyperTransport? the same thing as Intels ?Front Side Bus??

I know that the memory controller hub is inside the Athlon 64 cpu, but what implication will that have when choosing which memory speeds/sizes to use?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Yup for your Intel thing.

AMD's K8 line of CPUs have an integrated memory controller. Currently we're at DDR400.
HTT is the bus which the CPU uses to communicate with the motherboard.

2000MHz for HTT is a double pumped 1000MHz which is a quintuple pumped 200MHz. That 200Mhz is the speed of the ram generally.

HTT does not equal FSB. Intel's FSB is CPU to memory while AMD's HTT is CPU to mothreboard.

Integrated memory controller makes the A64 that much faster in gaming.

 

[jaffa]

So unless I misunderstood what you said...

The optimal speed on the memory modules in this case would be the ddr400/pc3200, right?

When would even faster memory like ddr533 be needed when running an AMD system. Would it be appropriate when the internal speed of the cpu is higher than 2ghz or when the HTT is faster than 2ghz?