Question about FSB speeds.

[Saint71]

If I get a motherboard that is rated for a 800/1066 FSB speed does that mean 1066 is the fastest the board can go? For example if I overclocked it to go faster would it crash or something. I need to buy a new core 2 motherboard and saw a nice one but it doesn't say it supports 1333 FSB. Should I get a different board if I want to get that speed?

 

[Sora]

No that si not what it means...it means that the board will support CPU's that have a NATIVE FSB of 800/1066 meaning thats what the chips will be clocked at when you first insert it and start up the board. However even the boards that get FSB over 2000 after overclocking say "800/1066" FSB support. Don't worry about that too much really as the same is with memory support either.

What board are you looking to get?

 

[Saint71]

I was thinking about getting this one.

Newegg.com - ASUS P5B Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

[veg1992]

get this instead gigabyte p35-ds3r

 

[Sora]

I recommend the P35 chipset instead

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

 

[Gabb]

what are the p5b boards and how do they compare with the P5N-E 650 and 680 nforce boards?

 

[Sora]

They are the 965P boards which are not worth getting anymore since the P35 boards are better. The 650i and 680i are different chipsets and for SLI

 

[OnlyCurious]

i would get a p35-ds3r, that's what i'll be ordering this week

 

[meat_helmet]

i would get a p35-ds3r, that's what i'll be ordering this week

Yeh it really is the best board at momeny cause of price, overclock-ablity, and future compatability.

 

[Phanto]

Yeh it really is the best board at momeny cause of price, overclock-ablity, and future compatability.

Is like the successor of GA-965P-DS3 if I'm correct..