Check My Settings (i.e.CPU Clock & FSB)
O.K., I installed 1GB of PC3200 (DDR400/Dual Channel) Memory into my computer this afternoon.
My Specs:
Mobo: Abit IS-7 (up to 800 FSB)
CPU: 2.8 Ghz (533 FSB)
OS: XP, SP2
The memory is operating in dual channel mode (per the start-up screen).
At startup, I get: Host/DRAM: 133/166 MHz
In the BIOS (Soft Menut), I get: (CPU/AGP/PCI) 133/66/33 MHz
My question: Before, I had PC2100 memory. Now that I have PC3200 memory, how do I make sure that I am running at the fastest speeds (i.e. FSB @ 533 MHz)?
I want to make sure I am taking full advantage of my upgrade, but I am not sure if I should leave my settings alone or if I should change anything. The reason I ask, when I upgraded my other computer (AMD CPU), I had to change the clock speed: before I changed my clock speed my CPU was at 1800, once I upped it to 133 MHz, it went up to 2400 (which is the actual speed of the chip).
Does my question make sense?
Thanks for your help in advance......
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