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kayoti · 05-11-2004, 02:53 AM

Hey, I am still saving money for my system you guys helped me pick out. I am still stuck at choosing a motherboard and processor. I am planing on using the system for huge amounts of animation, graphics, and video editing. I am stuck between an AMD Athlon XP 2500 (I have never overclocked before...), AMD Athlon XP 3000, or one of the AMD 64's. I'd plan on sticking with an Asus mobo that suits the socket needed, but have a couple questions; 1, I am not understanding the FSB. What is the difference between an Athlon XP 3000 with 333mhz, or the XP 3000 with 400mhz and would it be noticable in the video editing system I am building? And 2, is a 64bit CPU pointless at a time where no 64bit version of Windows exists?

05-11-2004, 02:53 AM	#1
kayoti Member (7 bit) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 92	To choose mobo/cpu Hey, I am still saving money for my system you guys helped me pick out. I am still stuck at choosing a motherboard and processor. I am planing on using the system for huge amounts of animation, graphics, and video editing. I am stuck between an AMD Athlon XP 2500 (I have never overclocked before...), AMD Athlon XP 3000, or one of the AMD 64's. I'd plan on sticking with an Asus mobo that suits the socket needed, but have a couple questions; 1, I am not understanding the FSB. What is the difference between an Athlon XP 3000 with 333mhz, or the XP 3000 with 400mhz and would it be noticable in the video editing system I am building? And 2, is a 64bit CPU pointless at a time where no 64bit version of Windows exists?