Computer questions from a newbie trying to learn them.

[bruinator]

Can someone help me out with these questions from the specs on this board. I appreciate any and all help.

Jetway P4X400DBP P4 ATX MB w/ P4 3.06Ghz
Processors Supported Support Socket 478B processor for Intel Pentium 4 (mPGA478) package processor ,Support 400M/533MHz System Bus Frequency
- P4 3.06Ghz CPU included
CPU Bus Frequency CPU Bus Frequency , Choose One Step Add 1MHz From 100MHz Up to 200MHz in BIOS Setup (Frequency Magic Setting)
Memory Support 3 x 184-pin DDR Module Socket support DDR266/DDR333 DDR SDRAM up to 12.0GB System memory.
Chipset - VIA P4X400 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
- VIA 8235 South Bridge
BIOS Type - Award BIOS , Support Green function, Plug and Play Function
- 2MBit Flash ROM
On Board I/O - On Board Winbond Chipset
- 2 X Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART Compatible)
- 1 X Parallel Port (EPP and ECP capabilities)
- 1 X Floppy Disk Connector (Supports 2 Floppy Drivers)
- 1 X PS2 Mouse Connector
- 1 X Keyboard Connector
- 3 X Three Wire FAN Connector (Include CPU FAN)
- 1 X LINE IN / LINE OUT / Microphone Connector
- 1 X Game Port Connector (Support Two Joysticks)
- 2 X Analog Audio CD Music line Connectors (different connector)
- 1 X Consumer IR Connector
- 1 X Standard IR Connector (Infrared)
USB - 6 X USB2.0 Ports Connector (2 external, 4 internal)
- Support USB Keyboard & USB Mouse
On Board IDE Channel - Support 2 X IDE Connectors for up to 4 IDE Drives
- Support PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA, Mode 4 Timing for up to 16M Bytes/s
- Support UTRA DMA-133 Bus Master IDE, Provide faster transfer rate up to 133M Bytes/s
- Support LS-120 / ZIP Device
Expansion Slots Five 32-bit PCI Bus Master Slots
Audio - Software Audio Controller With On Board 6-Channel CODEC Compliant to AC97'
- Support 3D Surround & Positioning, Full Duplex
VGA This board does not have video
LAN - Standard MII interface to external PHYceiver
- 10/100MHz full and half duplex operation
Winbond Hardware - Winbond Hardware Doctor to Track CPU & SYSTEM Temperature, Voltage, Fan speed, - Monitoring your Computer
- Driver For Win95/98/NT/2000
Power Saving - ACPI/APM Power Management
- Modem Ring remote wake up
- RTC Alarm Wake up
- Support Software Suspend & Power off
- Support Suspend to DISK
- Wake on LAN For OS
- Support Auto Power ON After Power Fail Function
- Support Keyboard Password / Hot-Key / Any Key Power on Function
- Support PS2 Mouse Button Click Power On
- Support Keyboard98 Power on Function
- Support Power Button Ride (Instant off or Delay 4 second power off)
- Power Fail Recovery support
Board Size ATX Form Factor with 30.5cm X 21.0cm
Condition New
Warranty 1 Year
Package Content Motherboard, CPU, Cables, and Manual


a) What is the processor speed?

b) What is the speed of the FSB?

c) What is the speed of the BSB?

d) How many memory modules can be installed?

e) What is the maximum amount of memory that can be supported?

f) If you buy this board, will you also have to buy a video card?


Thank you.

[Kareeser]

Jetway P4X400DBP P4 ATX MB w/ P4 3.06Ghz Processors Supported Support Socket 478B processor for Intel Pentium 4 (mPGA478) package processor ,Support 400M/533MHz System Bus Frequency - P4 3.06Ghz CPU included CPU Bus Frequency CPU Bus Frequency , Choose One Step Add 1MHz From 100MHz Up to 200MHz in BIOS Setup (Frequency Magic Setting) Memory Support 3 x 184-pin DDR Module Socket support DDR266/DDR333 DDR SDRAM up to 12.0GB System memory.

The top part of your post answers most of your questions (I've never heard of a BSB)

The processor (also called a CPU) speed is 3.06 GHz. The speed is measure in Hertz, or "clock cycles", where one clock cycle is equal to one hertz. A megahertz is 1024 (roughly 1000) hertz. A gigahertz is 1024 (roughly 1000) megahertz.

Three memory modules can be installed, supporting a maximum of 12 GB of DDR (and not DDR2) SDRAM (You would probably not get any performance boost past 2GB of Memory.)

If you buy this motherboard/CPU package, you will also have to buy a video card. The motherboard you have selected does not have onboard video.

Personally, I would pick another brand, such as Asus, since Asus has a reputation of being higher quality. I have never heard of Jetway. It also uses a VIA chipset, which is mostly geared towards office work (and nothing intensive).

What do you plan on using this computer for?

Secondly, if you are planning to build this computer, I would also pick another motherboard because this one supports a "Socket 478", which is an older generation processor configuration.

Today's computer builds either use Socket LGA775 (for Intel Processors) or Socket 939/940 (for AMD Processors).

[bruinator]

BSB is back side bus. How do I figure out what the fsb is from the specs above, please?

[blue60007]

The FSB speed is 133MHz, quad-pumped (QDR), so effectively 533MHz.

I believe the BSB connects the core of the CPU to the L2 cache - I think it is the same speed as the CPU...not sure there though.

[bruinator]

Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it.

[glc]

For what the price of that combo probably is, you can do a lot better. Socket 478 is old technology, the 3.06 GHz processor in there is overpriced, and that's a low end (and obsolete) motherboard. You can probably get a 800 FSB socket 775 processor and a quality brand Intel chipset motherboard for the same price.