P4 2.4 533 fsb and pc2700 memory

[tyler811]

I have recently came across a HP pavilion ze5375 with an P4 2.4 gig cpu with a fsb of 533 mgh. According to crucial the fastest memory I can put in is pc 2700 333 mgz. Since they do not run at the same clock speed. Does this mean I am not taking full advantage of cpu fsb? Thanks Jim

 

[996GT2]

No, because the FSB on your 533 MHz Pentium 4 is quad pumped. That means it doesn't really run internally at 533 MHz. Rather, it runs at 133 MHz internally and is "quad pumped" to run at 533 MHz. DDR333 memory runs at 166 MHz internally, so you've got no issues.