The FSB of the CPU, does it matter?

Hello!

I have Intel T5250 processor in my laptop, and it has a FSB of 667 MHz. I am thinking of buying a better graphics card, with 800MHz of core clock.

My question is, will I only be able to use 667 MHz of the 800MHz of GPU, like it happens with RAM and a the processor's FSB (ie, if we use a 800MHz RAM and a 667 FSB processor? Or does the FSB have no effect on the GPU?

Thank you.

 

The FSB has no effect on the GPU as its uses a PCIe bus rather than the Front Side Bus. The processor will not usually limit the power of the GPU.

But you cannot upgrade that GPU any further, so I don't know what you are planning here...

 

Completely unrelated as Greg says, where did you get this idea from anyway?

 

What you mean to say is that I cannot buy and install a better graphics card than 8600M GT?

Basically here is the thing. DELL lied to me about something and I bought their laptop. Now, as an apology, they're telling me that they can replace and give me a better graphics card, but I'll have to buy a processor from them as well, as my FSB is only 533 MHz (which I corrected and said it was 667 MHz). So I wanted to know if the processor will have any effect or if they are lying to me yet again.

If I my current CPU can use any good graphics card, which one will you suggest I ask them for (for my laptop)?

 

Makes even less sense as the CPU is not the FSB, it uses it. Changing CPU has no effect on FSB.

Edit: Are you sure that is what they are saying to you?

 

8600 GT GDDR3 or HD2600XT but i guarantee you that you won't get any of them

otherwise there are no graphics card that are better than what you have on you lappy

 

demand the xps1730!! sli 8700...

 

Yes, that's what the girl said on the phone, and here is what she said on the email. She changed it a bit, but somewhat same. Can you say that she is wrong here as well??

 

well she doesnt know what she is talking about, there hoping your just a normal customer who doesnt know anything about computers so they can fork more money form you.

 

What the Wookie said.

 

Well, now I have this in writing as well, and I am threatening legal action, and am asking to talk to her manager (previous lie + another lie here).

Well yes, I just completed my Engineering from Computer Science as well this May, so I knew it was not right, but I wanted to double check. Thank you very much everyone.

Now, I think I should go for a new HD2600XT?

 

dell doesn't offer that card....it's either 8600 on a 1520 or 1720, or 7900gs/gtx on xps1710, or sli 8700's on 1730...

 

Which one is the best? Can my motherboard support the SLi one? I have Inspiron 1720. It has GM 965 motherboard.

 

for 1720 - the best card as of right now is 8600. it is a good mid-range card(i love mine; i got a 1520 tho). but don't expect anything out of ordinary playing very high resolutions, that's why i got 1520 with 1280*800 res.

 

Your motherboard will only take an 8600M-GT, and possibly an 8400M-GS. You have no other GPU options with that computer.

 

*Sigh*

Back to asking for goodies now!