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Dell Dimension 8200 (2.4GHz P4 with 533MHz FSB) review
Reviews Intel has released three new chips with the faster FSB, running at clock speeds of 2.53GHz, 2.4GHz and 2.26GHz, and these naturally require a chipset that supports the 533MHz bus (which is in effect a 'quad-pumped' 133MHz bus).
[May 13, 2002, 17:32]
Small firms demand euro clarity
News But in the run up to "euroday" -- Jan 1 1999 when the first 11 countries joined the Eurozone -- small business were fed "dubious information" and encouraged to invest in euro-complaint technologies regardless of whether their business would be...
[February 19, 1999, 6:30]
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP review
Reviews Intel has recently launched three new processors that feature a 533MHz frontside bus (FSB), compared to the previous generation’s 400MHz FSB. In our benchmark tests, which were performed by ZDNet Germany's Kai Schmerer, the new 2,533MHz Pentium 4...
[May 16, 2002, 16:45]
Intel 850E v VIA P4X333 review
Reviews A new chipset is available for the Pentium 4 processor with 533MHz frontside bus (FSB) -- the P4X333 from VIA. The combination of the Pentium 4’s 533MHz FSB and the new PC1066 Rambus memory delivers a big increase in the bandwidth of the memory...
[May 23, 2002, 14:38]
Big Brother in the black box Pt II
News Russian critics claim that with Sorm, the FSB effectively has the power to tap into Internet traffic at any time without a warrant. But while British authorities, the FSB and Kremlin maintain a united front on the logic behind what civil...
[July 13, 2000, 9:58]
Chancellor urged to ditch IR35
News Both the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) -- which recently lost a legal attempt to get IR35 axed -- and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have urged Brown to ditch the tax in the next budget, which will be delivered on 17 April.
[March 28, 2002, 16:59]
Intel speeds Pentium 4 memory access
News All three chips use a faster 533MHz front-side bus (FSB), a pipeline connecting the chip to RAM (random access memory), which Intel said can boost performance by 3 to 5 percent on some benchmarks. The new chips are compatible with older...
[May 6, 2002, 7:32]
Processor benchmarks: Intel versus AMD
Talkback The Barton is well capable of running at 400 MHz FSB as all Bartons are. This is why personally I chose the 2500+ Barton since it has the same multiplier as the 3200+ which runs at 400 MHz FSB so upping the voltage and setting the FSB to 200...
[February 22, 2005, 11:13]
Russia faces increased Internet restrictions
News For Pustinsev, this is a new attempt by the FSB (the information agency that has succeeded the KGB) to seriously tighten up on the use of the Internet. According to Citizens Watch, the expenses include setting up a fibre-optic connection to the...
[September 26, 2000, 10:10]
Faster Athlon XP to arrive in weeks
News SiS debuted the SiS748 chipset with 400MHz FSB support at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover earlier this month, and Via told ZDNet UK it is planning 400MHz FSB support imminently. Campbell said that the KT400A could be easily converted to use the...
[March 25, 2003, 13:04]
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: Internet performance review
Reviews Here the Pentium 4 profits above all from the faster 533MHz FSB frequency. With the 400MHz FSB, the Pentium 4/2400 is slightly slower than an Athlon XP/1800+. Web pages When representing HTML pages, AMD’s Athlon XP has its nose in front.
[May 16, 2002, 16:38]
New Intel chipset for the performance crowd review
Reviews Also significant is the increased speed of the frontside bus (FSB) -- the main link between the CPU and the memory. The 875P supports a 800MHz FSB, up from the 533MHz FSB of the previous-generation 850E chipset.
[May 22, 2003, 12:11]
New Intel chipset for the masses review
Reviews The 865P serves the low end of the mainstream market and supports only 533MHz or 400MHz frontside bus (FSB) speeds; it does not offer support for the new 800MHz FSB found on both the 865G and 865PE chipsets.
[May 22, 2003, 13:34]
Will Web 2.0 kill industry associations and networking organisations?
Blog As I see it there are two key benefits to being part of such organisations: one is discounted access to key business services (the FSB offers free banking, cheaper insurance etc.the second is a forum to network and maybe do business with other...
[June 23, 2008, 14:06]
Alienware MJ-12 8550i review
Reviews Under the surface it ships as standard with Windows XP Professional (SP2), an Intel Xeon 5130 processor (2GHz, 1,333MHz FSB with 4MB cache), 1GB dual-channel 667MHz DDR2 (upgradable to 4GB), and a 128MB nVidia Quadro FX 350 PCI-E (optional 1GB...
[June 27, 2007, 10:31]
Intel overclocking guide
News The speed of the FSB reflects the amount of data that can be sent between the CPU and the other devices in the computer. If you're lucky, you'll find either a BIOS setup menu or a set of switches or jumpers on the motherboard that controls the FSB...
[February 11, 2003, 13:25]
Benchmarks: Intel's first 45nm Penryn chip review
Reviews Both chips have the same 3GHz clock speed and connect to the rest of the system over a 1,333MHz FSB. The 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9650 has a 1,333MHz frontside bus (FSB) and is supported by Socket 775 motherboards based on Intel's X38 chipset.
[November 11, 2007, 11:39]
What to look for in a desktop PC review
Reviews In practice, the FSB will only be an issue with demanding applications, such as digital video. The Athlon XP, for example, is paired with a 266MHz or 333MHz FSB, while the faster Pentium 4 uses either a 400MHz or 533MHz system bus.
[January 21, 2003, 14:47]
Toshiba Libretto U100 review
Reviews The Libretto uses the 1.2GHz ultra low-voltage Pentium M 753 processor, which has 2MB of Level 2 cache and a 400MHz frontside bus (FSB). However, the TravelMate 3004WTMi is built on Intel's latest Sonoma platform and has a 2GHz/533MHz FSB Pentium M...
[June 29, 2005, 9:25]
Big Brother in the black box
News In Russia, the System of Ensuring Investigative Activity (Sorm), introduced new regulations effective since February, requiring ISPs to install the black boxes that re-route traffic to the headquarters of FSB (Federal Security Service), which...
[July 13, 2000, 9:56]
