mechBgon
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Two principles:Originally posted by: hclarkjr
ok next question then, what is better overclock, multiplier or FSB? or combo of both?
- More MHz is good as long as you don't lose the efficient synchronous link between the CPU and the RAM (meaning, don't go so high that you have to settle for a non-1:1 ratio). So a higher multiplier is good because (duh!) it results in more MHz.
- The higher the FSB and memory bus go, the beefier the MHz become. For example, an AthlonXP 2400+ at its stock 133MHz x 15 combo is about 15% slower than if it's at 200MHz x 10, even though they both come out to 2000MHz, because of the fatter pipe to the RAM at 200MHz x 10.
Bigger picture: people spend a lot of time trying for small performance gains when they could be playing Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries instead. Don't lose sight of the reason you've got a computer...