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General rules for buying parts?

  • 26-08-2001 5:04pm
    #1
    Fand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭


    Is there a *general* rule for buying a motherboard, memory and processor - what numbers need to relate to each other correctly?

    I mean, things like FSB, speed of the processor and so on.


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  • #2
    phaxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭phaxx


    Not really, you just have to make sure all the little numbers and such match up. smile.gif

    Post a list of what you intend to buy just before you order it, and people will say if there will be a problem.


  • #3
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    Once the processor is matched with the motherboard (socket a, socket 370, slot 1 or slot a), you should check whether the motherboard can take that speed of processor, and can it take that particular variant of the cpu model. For example, not all socket a boards will work with the new amd palomino (athlon 4), at least not without a bios flash. Also, many motherboards may support a higher speed of processor than is in the manual, because faster cpu's may have been released since it was written.

    You also need to check whether your motherboard can support the fsb of your processor, for example 133mhz fsb. This is not such a big issue anymore, since almost all boards on sale will do 133mhz fsb, but make sure you don't get landed with a 100mhz fsb board.

    As for memory, the motherboard specs will say what type of memory it takes. It is very important to read these, and any decent retail website should have the specs, or at least a link to the manufacturers page. If you have any specific questions just ask.


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