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James^.^

James^.^

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What is the FSB gaming standard for a motherboard? I don't really know how to the FSB affects the system at all or if it even makes it faster, but if it makes a difference please post a good FSB.

Also I was looking at this Asrock motherboard.

(for some reason I keep getting stuck when i click Submit new thread, it's really weird)
 
Alright, thanks for the link, but i still wonder what the standard is for gaming, and please post your recommendation for a different motherboard that has 1 16x PCI slot (which is all I'll need for 1 hd4870) and is an ATX socket 775.
 
James^.^ said:
Alright, thanks for the link, but i still wonder what the standard is for gaming, and please post your recommendation for a different motherboard that has 1 16x PCI slot (which is all I'll need for 1 hd4870) and is an ATX socket 775.
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Not sure about the standard for gaming, but here's a good mobo for the pcie x16:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128337

Not sure if it's perfect for gaming, but it looks like it should suit your needs compared to the last one you showed.
 
James^.^ said:
Alright, thanks for the link, but i still wonder what the standard is for gaming, and please post your recommendation for a different motherboard that has 1 16x PCI slot (which is all I'll need for 1 hd4870) and is an ATX socket 775.
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1333MHz is what the majority of Intel's newer CPU's run at, so I'd look for a motherboard that can support 1333MHz bus speeds. And you should be looking at a motherboard that supports PCI-E 2.0 x16.
 
Ok alright thanks for the advice. I guess I must have been a little ignorant because when I read the info on the link I never recognized that the how many MHZ it should be has to do with the processor. Thanks again for teaching me something new.
 
As previously stated, a lot of the newer processors run on a 333 FSB, but with higher rated RAM you may be able to push your FSB up and overcock your processor. By default my CPU runs at 333.3 x 9 (3 GHz) but by pushing my FSB from 333 to 510 I can run my processor at 4.59 GHz.
 
There is no established standard but higher is better...

And as said above stay away from ASRock but also stay away from ECS, Biostar and others like that. If you plan to overclock, go with a full P35 or P45 model, don't go with a P31 or P43. Sometimes, these lower models will forsake the northbridge cooling therefore crippling your OC ability.
 
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