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AMD FAQ:
Q: What is the front-side bus frequency of the AMD Athlon 64 processor?
A: In the AMD Athlon 64 processor, the front-side bus has been replaced by a dedicated memory bus and a HyperTransport technology link. The HyperTransport link operates at a frequency of up to 1600MHz.
"has been replaced" ?
The 'confusing' thread in q:
http://www.ocforums.com/vb/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2446189
Q: What is the front-side bus frequency of the AMD Athlon 64 processor?
A: In the AMD Athlon 64 processor, the front-side bus has been replaced by a dedicated memory bus and a HyperTransport technology link. The HyperTransport link operates at a frequency of up to 1600MHz.
"has been replaced" ?
Maxvla said:ok this whole thread is confusing. when i overclock my A64 rig the pci goes up as well as the memory. i'm thinking that there really is a FSB which is the board speed with dividers for the agp/pci (or locks) the LDT or hypertransport is multiplied off of the fsb stock is 200x3 = 600 for the NF3 150 and 200x4 = 800 for the Via K8 chipset. when the 'fsb' is raised the LDT also raises.
i don't really believe amd when they say there is no fsb as we know it (board speed plus dividers). if there were truly no FSB and everything was 'linked' seperately we should be able to overclock each part of the board seperately. the ram seperate of the pci bus and LDT, and so forth, but this has proven not to be the case.
The 'confusing' thread in q:
http://www.ocforums.com/vb/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2446189