[DeTomaso] NPC - Computer Geek Help needed- BIOS, FSB, and Other Esoteric Geeky Details

Curt Hall cuvee at sbcglobal.net
Sat Feb 7 21:43:30 EST 2009


Sooooo....is that a Yes or a No to the Question?

--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Chris Difani <cdifani at pacbell.net> wrote:

From: Chris Difani <cdifani at pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Computer Geek Help needed- BIOS, FSB, and Other Esoteric Geeky Details
To: michael at michaelshortt.com, "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6:37 PM

Michael:

The real question is what is the FBS speed of your mother board?  The Front 
Bus Speed. That's what 'uses' that DDR2 or DDR3, or even plain old
DDR.  Or 
the slower or the faster units.

Also are you using a 64 bit operating system? Or a 32 bit?  That determines 
how much RAM can be used (addressed) by the OS.  Windows 64 can use the 
most, and I think that's 7 gigs... but you'll need to confirm that. 
But 
there's a problem with the more specialized drivers and Win 64.  Microsoft 
depends on the software, and hardware companies to provide the drivers for 
their OS, and sometimes that's a real crap shoot.  Finding the right 64 bit

driver for an uncommon piece of hardware might be impossible.... which means 
you have to really do your homework before you pull the trigger on an OS 
upgrade like going to 64 bits.

So you've got two things to think about, or rather investigate.  What is
the 
max speed that you motherboard can use in terms of RAM.  Second, what is the 
max amount of RAM that your mother board can utilize, and be utilized by 
your OS.  When I say "motherboard", you also have to confirm that the
BIOS 
can handle that RAM speed too.  You may find that the board can handle the 
size and speed, but your BIOS can't.  So you need to get the motherboard 
manual out, and read the specs on it for RAM.  Or go to their web site, and 
see if they have an upgraded BIOS available that is a significant 
improvement.

Something to think about is the newest Intel CPUs, the i7 chips.  These have 
the equivalent of 4 or more "processors" on the chip.  They also do
NOT use 
the front bus chokepoint anymore.  In fact, if I were you, I'd leave things

alone until you can migrate to this next generation of CPU, and the 
motherboard that can run it.

And if that's clear as mud, write me off list, and I'll send you some
more 
information.


Chris

Chris Difani
Sacramento, CA
cdifani at pacbell.net


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 5:33 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Computer Geek Help needed


>I am upgrading my system's DDR2 RAM, the question is for HD video
editing
> and large format photo retouching applications, which is better and why
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> 8GB at 1066 MHZ  or 16GB at 800 Mhz?
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