Is This Safe?

Falcata · 2008-05-24 21:32:12

Is it okay to put a processor onto a motherboard if the mobo has a higher FSB or HyperTransport speed than the processor?

This specific mobo/cpu combo comes to mind:
Processor
Motherboard

Last edited by Falcata (2008-05-24 21:32:34)

peart · 2008-05-24 23:59:34

Yep, they're safe. Gigabyte (and all the other big mobo manufacturers) have compatibility lists on their web sites. The 5000+ is in the list. Also, if you read the customer reviews for the motherboard, you'll see that a few people are using that processor/mobo combination. The board is getting pretty good reviews. It looks like a safe purchase.

Don't worry about the board having a higher FSB rating than the processor. It's actually a good thing. It means you can overclock aggressively if you want, and also that you can upgrade the processor in the future.

Falcata · 2008-05-25 00:03:56

Okay, thanks. I'm just checking to make sure.

EDIT: Would the higher FSB speed make the processor more efficient if it isn't overclocked? I would imagine that it would mean the processor is spending less time waiting for instructions.

Last edited by Falcata (2008-05-25 00:05:14)

Stoffi · 2008-05-25 02:08:02

I think the FSB gets reduced to the processor speed.

vogt · 2008-05-25 16:39:49

Falcata wrote:

EDIT: Would the higher FSB speed make the processor more efficient if it isn't overclocked? I would imagine that it would mean the processor is spending less time waiting for instructions.

If the processor is limited by hypertransport, then yes, but memory access by the cpu goes directly (unlike for intel processors), so the difference will be small.

Plus, that processor has an unlocked multiplier, so fsb (whatever you are supposed to call it now) overclocking is unnecessary.

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