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which is better
Name: landon Date: February 19, 2009 at 21:10:06 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 2 gig corsair Product: Clone / ASUS M2N-E Subcategory: General
Comment:
Which is better for performance: Higher bus speed with lower multiplier or Lower bus speed with higher multiplier?
Name: landon Date: February 19, 2009 at 21:19:36 Pacific
Reply:
The above would be for the same cpu frequency.
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: February 19, 2009 at 21:30:13 Pacific
Reply:
It all depends on the system. AMD & Intel do things differently. Intel uses the old standard FSB. AMD doesn't use a FSB, it uses the HyperTransport bus so overclocking is done differently.
For example, with a 3.0GHz Intel CPU, 9 x 333MHz with perform much better than 15 x 200MHz. However, with a 3.0GHz AMD CPU, 9 x 333MHz will perform exactly the same as 15 x 200MHz.
Which type are you asking about?
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Response Number 3
Name: landon Date: February 19, 2009 at 21:34:13 Pacific
Reply:
This is the amd athlon 64 x2 6000+
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Response Number 4
Name: jam Date: February 19, 2009 at 22:28:14 Pacific
Reply:
The problem with the 6000+ is that it's already close to being maxed out. Don't expect a massive increase.
The trick to overclocking an AMD system is to run the CPU as fast as possible, while keeping the HyperTransport, RAM & PCI-e buses as close to their default speeds as possible. Since your CPU isn't gonna overclock all that much anyway, it *should* be fairly simple. Just set AI tuning to manual then start increasing the CPU frequency a little at a time. You're probably not gonna be able to raise it very much anyway so you won't have to worry about the other buses. However, if you have the option, set the PCI-e at 100MHz, disable Cool'n'Quiet, disable any/all Spread Spectrum settings.
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Response Number 5
Name: landon Date: February 19, 2009 at 22:33:19 Pacific
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