Help with Optimizing System (BUS)

[poldopunk]

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this may also serve as a tutorial para masabtan sa people ang pag optimize sa imong hardware choices.

istoryans, i need your opinion on this. i want to fully optimize my el-cheapo rig. specifications are as follows:

E4500 Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz, 800 FSB)
Asus P5S-MX SE (Supported FSB Speed: 533, 800, 1066 MHz, Memory Supported: DDR2 667, single channel)
2 x 1GB DDR2 533

my question is i'm planning on upgrading memory capacity to 4 GB and at the same time optimize system buses.

will i be better off with my current DDR2 whch is 533 or will a 667 squeeze a bit more juice. i'm planning on going on 4 GB. i'm not sure though if naa ba baligya nga 2GB DDR2 533.

this is what i've always beleived when choosing components:

Your system will only run as fast as the slowest bus.

now, if i go for a 667 memory, this is how the system bus would look like:

800 MHz (Proc) - 800 MHz (Mobo) - 666 MHz (DDR2 667 memory: 2 x 333 MHz)

on a 533 memory (kung naa 2GB ani nga config ha), this is how its gonna look like na:

800 MHz (Proc) - 800 MHz (Mobo) - 532 MHz (DDR2 533 memory: 2 x 266 MHz)

do you guys agree with me that going with a 2 x 2GB DDR2 667 RAM is a much better way utilizing the amount of bus i have for the system? if there are factors i missed (bottlenecks, etc.) please explain in your replies.

Thanks daan

[bootbox]

bro, does your board support dual channel memory?
try kuno to refer sa imo manual
since you have 2 mem sticks
as for 4gb, 32bit windows will only detect 3gb
kung plano man gyud gani ka ug new memory go for ddr2 800 nalang

[poldopunk]

single channel ra bro. 4GB is supported in Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit. DDR2 800 is not supported by my mobo sad.

**edit**

i'm not sure about Vista Ultimate supporting 4GB bisa'g 32-bit. can anyone confirm this? they say it does support 4GB but mapped to other devices, like the turbocache na feature.

[bootbox]

pag ilis sa sa imo mobo bro
nindt kaau ug OC headroom sa imo proc

[poldopunk]

budget constrained lagi...happy naman sad ko sa akong mobo ron, although the proc, i already tried O'clocking it on a decent mobo sa akong migo... 3.0 GHz on stock fan/heatsink.

bootbox, pili sa akong configuration, asa ka ana? 533 or sa 667?

[bootbox]

667 bro
but i think you can get 800's and run 667 on it
that way when you can get a new mobo ok pa ghapon imo memory

[poldopunk]

667 bro
but i think you can get 800's and run 667 on it
that way when you can get a new mobo ok pa ghapon imo memory

automatic ba mo adjust ang motherboard sa cycle sa memory nga dili supported? basin maguba na gyud nuon akong mobo ani :o wala raba ni option mo adjust ug memory timings.

[bootbox]

auto lang bro
ang mahitabo ana mag under clock lang imo memory

[poldopunk]

k lang guro underclock basta future-proof. refer sa ko sa manual beh naa bani ngadto. hahay, paet jud ning limited ug budget.

**edit**

found this after a quick google search

Q: What memory goes into my computer, and will a faster speed be backward-compatible?
A: DDRII memory with support for DDR2 PC2-6400,DDR2 PC2-4200,DDR2 PC2-5300,DDR2 PC2-8500 speeds.
Because DDR2 memory is backward-compatible, you can safely upgrade your system with any of the guaranteed-compatible DDR2 speeds listed below.

so i guess i'm going for a DDR2-800, future-proof lang gamay.

[bootbox]

OT
hehe ana gyud na bro
mayka dha naa ka 8600 ako kay IGP ra gamit