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Any dangers in using DDR memory with a higher frequency than the FSB?

I'm looking to upgrade memory in an older motherboard. The processor is an AMD Sempron 2500+ with a maximum speed of 333/166MHz. The motherboard is an MSI MS-7061 (KV3M-V), which accepts up to 2Gb of DDR memory maximum PC2700 in 2 slots and has a…
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What type(s) of performance improvements to expect between architectures using QPI versus a FSB?

While comparing Intel's two new i7 processors, I noticed that the only difference between them apart from the L3 cache size and CPU speed is that one has QuickPath Interconnect, and that seems to account for most of the massive price difference…
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Full computer freeze with audio stuttering after playing games for a period of time

I've been having a problem with my computer freezing completely when playing games like LA Noire or SW:TOR (yay early access!). Basically, what happens is I will play for around an hour or so (depending on the game) and when the freeze happens, the…
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Processor with higher FSB than motherboard can support

I have an ECS P4VXASD2+ (V5.0) motherboard, which supports a 533 MHz FSB. I want to put in a Pentium 4 3.2 GHz processor (Socket 478) with an FSB of 800 MHz. Would this be possible? Would the FSB of the processor just be limited to 533 MHz?
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Front Side Bus and RAM speed

We encouted an odd question during a Cisco IT Esstenials course which didn't make sense. Which memory module has a front side bus speed of 200 MHz Possible choices were DDR-333 DDR-400 DDR3-667 PC100 SDRAM The answer was DDR-400. The question…
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Why would my notebook only turn on after several attempts?

It was working perfectly fine until I changed it's Celeron processor for a Core 2 Duo today. Now it only turns on 1 out of 5 or 6 attempts. Sometimes at the 1st or 2nd attempt. It's pretty random by the way. This is what happens: I press the power…
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FSB versus CPU clock

I can't give additional information about next two CPUs that I want to compare. I have two CPUs on my hand, 1) Intel Pentium 4 - 2800 Mhz with 133 FSB 2) Intel Celeron - 1700 Mhz with 400 FSB Will second CPU work faster because it has more FSB then…
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CPU FSB and MotherBoard FSB

I have a Intel processor (E6300 @1.86 GHZ) it's FSB is 1066 MHZ (as mentioned over here). Now If I install a new compatible motherboard having a DDR3 RAM (4GB) with 1333 MHz then will it be okay? I mean will that give me complete 1333 MHz or only…
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Laptop RAM upgrade - 266mhz or 533? PC2-4300 or 4200?

I want to upgrade the RAM in a Toshiba Satellite M70 SR3 Laptop. SIW diagnostic software gives me the follwing info about the current RAM: Capacity: 512MB; Type: DDR2 (PC2-4300); Speed: 266Mhz (DDR2 533); Supported Frequencies: 200.0 MHz, 266.7 MHz,…
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"bus speed", "rated bus speed", "stock bus speed"

I was wondering what are differences between "bus speed", "rated bus speed", "stock bus speed"? I saw in Speccy running on my laptop: Bus Speed 200.0 MHz Rated Bus Speed 800.1 MHz Stock Core Speed 1600 MHz Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz…
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FSB: Translating MT/s to MHz

When comparing a few motherboards, I noticed that some have their FSBs listed in MHz (as usual) but a few others have them listed in MT/s. Is there an easy way to convert or translate the value in MT/s to MHz?
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Is it possible to overclock an Intel i3-3110m?

Is it possible to overclock an Intel i3-3110m notebook processor? I have searched many forums with Google, but all lead to no answers. I've tried using SetFSB but there are no configurations for my motherboard. In addition, there are no settings for…
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FSB / processor clock ratio

If I understand it correctly, FSB and processor frequency should have a 1:1 ratio, how can I calculate this ratio with DDR RAMs? I need a simple example to make my mind
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Understanding Bus Architecture Terminology

I've read several books which talked about bus architectures. Each one uses a myriad of terms. Can someone help sort these out for me? system bus external data bus internal data bus front-side bus back-side bus Some books says that everything…
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Match CPU and Memory frequency for AMD X4 FX-4100 3.6GHz

What memory type (1066 / 1333) should I buy for the AMD X4 FX-4100 3.6GHz processor? It's 3600 MHz with FSB of 2000 MHz as far as I know. Is it still relevant to match memory and cpu frequencies?
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