what is my mhz

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where do I go in my computer or can I go anywhere to find out what my mhz
is.. apparently it could be a 400mhz or a 533mhz?? I need to know for ram
cards
 
That is the effective speed of the memory (RAM) supported by the motherboard,
not its actual FSB in MHz.

Download CPU-Z from http://www.cpuid.com/ and look under the SPD tab.

Look at the Max bandwidth. It will say something like PC3200.

Look that up on this page: http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/RAM.htm#ddr

and it will tell you what the effective speed in MHz is for that memory.

Also ID the motherboard and obtain the user manual for it from its
manufacturer's site to find out what the maximum supported type of RAM is,
because your motherboard might have a type that is less than the maximum
supported type.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
 
cbaxter58 said:
where do I go in my computer or can I go anywhere to find out what my mhz
is.. apparently it could be a 400mhz or a 533mhz?? I need to know for ram
cards
Click to expand...

Start>Settings>Control Panel>System

and it should be right in front of you on the General tab, at the bottom.

HTH

....Bill
 
From: "cbaxter58" <[email protected]>

| where do I go in my computer or can I go anywhere to find out what my mhz
| is.. apparently it could be a 400mhz or a 533mhz?? I need to know for ram
| cards

Just execute DXDiag.exe

Start -- > run

dxdiag


The "System Information" area will tell you the speed.
 
A PC has a Master Clock, called the Front Side Bus (FSB). Other
timing operations within the PC are derived from that clock signal.
It's usually a function of the motherboard chipset and a definition of
the CPU that is used. CPU's are actually clocked using Multiples of
the FSB speed. So if your PC uses a FSB speed of 400 and your
CPU runs at 3.0 Gigahertz, then the multiplier would be 7.5 times
the Front Side Bus (*Just an example). You can find your FSB by
using an "Inventory" tool Belarc Advisor.
Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
 
Run DXDIAG From a run line and it will tell you the speed of the CPU,this
will tell you in the first tab of DXDIAG what the CPU Speed is. I beleive the
question was CPU speed not FSB.
 
Doubtful it was CPU speed related, keying off the stated speeds 400 &
533 sounds more like an FSB inquiry since the OP specifically mentioned
RAM (cards ?) where speed matching is pretty important.
 
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