> > the fastest P4 cpus have a rated FSB of 533 (which is 266*2). running the > > bus at 333(666) would be overclocking. > > Ah, but most modern mobos can run the memory asynchronously to the processor > bus. I think this goes back some way - certainly the Abit KT7A board (Athlon) > could run the memory bus at either FSB or FSB+PCI rate ... > > So you _can_ run memory at 166 MHz double-pumped and the FSB at 133 MHz > quad-pumped without over- or under-clocking anything.
ok, true. I forgot VIA is allowing this. AFAIK, the i845pe doesn't support memory faster than the CPU FSB (it allows SLOWER memory, the older i845e only supported 100/200Mhz DDR w/a 133/266/533 CPU bus). I have had so many bad experiences with VIA based systems and poor PCI and AGP I/O performance that it will be a long time before I consider one again, regardless of claimed CPU benchmark performance. _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
