[rabidaardvark]

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Originally Posted by Overclocked412

am I the only one who see's this statement as -way- wrong? the FRONT SIDE BUS has zippo to do with what type of ram you have, thats what the friggen processor is running at. If you want to find out what RAM you need, look for a chipset number (like 845gl for example), and google that. Or just look it up on dells site. I dont know why you didnt do that? And the memory running at 100 mhz does seem off, it should be 266 if there is a PC2100 stick in there (which should be, from the factory). Can you post a screenshot of what its saying. And you might want to download this really nifty program called PC Wizard 2005, its free and a great program with lots of info about your computer and everything in and hooked up to it.

http://www.cpuid.com/pcw.php

It should be at 133 for pc2100 'member it doubles. Everyone else was right the cpu is just stepping the clock down to save power. If you plug it into the wall and start using the cpu it will jump back up to 133 (266) and so will the ram.

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It's plugged in. CPU-Z showed 1200mhz at idle and load. It's underclocked. A good tip, and thanks for making me aware of that, but I don't think it's the case.