quick motherboard question

[mzeeshan45]

hey, i was looking through some motherboards and it said that they support up to 800FSB, does this mean that they will support 400MHz?

heres the ones i was looking at
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...m-details.asp?EdpNo=1024712&CatId=1139
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...item-details.asp?EdpNo=1173283&CatId=0

I have an intel celeron d 2.8ghz, northwood if that helps any. These compatible with my processor? Thanks in advance

 

[Fern]

Seems to me your PCU is a 478 pin, 533mhz processor. As such I believe it is compatible.

If you look at the spec of those boards, they all support 478 pin CPU's, and PC2100, PC 2700 & PC3200 ram.

The ram for a 533mhz FSB proceesor is PC2100 (at 133mhz, or 266mhz due DDR - double data rate). Intel multiplies the base 133mhz X 4 = 533mhz instead of 2. The "X 4" is basically marketing crapola IMHO to make it sounds faster than it is

Fern

 

[stability99]

Originally posted by: Fern
Seems to me your PCU is a 478 pin, 533mhz processor. As such I believe it is compatible.

If you look at the spec of those boards, they all support 478 pin CPU's, and PC2100, PC 2700 & PC3200 ram.

The ram for a 533mhz FSB proceesor is PC2100 (at 133mhz, or 266mhz due DDR - double data rate). Intel multiplies the base 133mhz X 4 = 533mhz instead of 2. The "X 4" is basically marketing crapola IMHO to make it sounds faster than it is

Fern

Something wrong with you. Maybe you don't have Intel boards, right?

Go ahead man, your chipset is 865, it will support DDR400 or PC3200 DDR and support CPU Intel 800 too (not 533 like Fern say although it can run CPU 533 also).

Secondly, Fern is on the moon. The RAM for 533 CPU is officially PC2700, not PC2100. PC2700 on 845 chipset, not 865 or 875 chipset.

Please answer when you have that board.

Good luck

 

[Wentelteefje]

Thirdly, Fern is right about the memory speeds... Who cares about what is supported, he was talking from a speed perspective, and his calculations are correct...

BTW He also never said it would only support up to 533MHz FSB, but he mentioned the Celeron D having a 533MHz FSB, which is correct again...

MSI 865PE Neo2-V looks like it will suffice for you, and the price seems more right...

 

[Fern]

Thanks Wentelteefje

Yeah:
133mhz (PC2100) X 4 (Intel marketing BS) = 533mhz (actually 532mhz, but whose counting?).

Dude above seems way confused to me :shocked:

Fern