Intel's 800MHz FSB & AMD's 400MHz FSB

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The Front-Side Bus (FSB) is a critical component in determining a computer's overall performance, specifically influencing how quickly the CPU can access RAM. Intel's 800MHz FSB and AMD's 400MHz FSB illustrate the importance of matching FSB speed with compatible RAM speeds to avoid bottlenecks. High-speed RAM can be costly, and performance cannot be solely judged by the FSB number; factors such as memory architecture and latency also play significant roles in actual performance outcomes.

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What is FSB? How is it critical to the whole system's performance? Is it to do with RAM ?
 
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Front-side bus: it's the speed at which your CPU can access the computer's RAM. It's fairly important for your overall system performance. But:

1) A really fast FSB is useless if your memory can't run that fast. Really fast RAM can get really expensive, so make sure you check that out.

2) RAM speed, just like CPU speed, can't be described by just a single number. 800mhz RAM could be way more or way less than twice as fast as 400mhz RAM, depending on various things.
 

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