ideally you want the ratio to be the same..1:1
(this is comparing your FSB with your memory's bus speed)
data throughput can be impaired when one is slower than the other.
hope that helps.
Two options:
a. Get yourself a gig of 400MHz RAM
b. Lower your FSB to 166 and increase the CPU multiplier.
There isn't a bargepole long enough for me to work on [a Sony Viao] - clocker 2008
you can increase CPU multiplier?
I doubt it.Originally Posted by GepperRankins
If anything you can go lower but not higher.
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
I don't know whether later CPUs are locked TBH.
Just thought I'd throw it in.
There isn't a bargepole long enough for me to work on [a Sony Viao] - clocker 2008
i thought the multiplier was like the ammount of layers you have on your CPU or something. so 11 is my max because it was made with 11 layers. i can turn them off but can't make new ones appear, because unlike speed or voltage it's a physical thing.
:goestowikipepia:
Don't change the multiplier. Just get some PC3200 RAM.
That would be incorrect.Originally Posted by GepperRankins
Doesn't really matter though because the end result is the same- you can lower, but not raise your multiplier.
I believe the FX series are still completely unlocked, but you are paying dearly for the privilege.
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
RAM speed doesnt affect performance too much, but your ram will run at the lowest speed in comparison to the mobo, which has a slower FSB.
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