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Help setting multiplier for P4 2.4Ghz
I'm going to build a PC and have decided on all the hardware I'm going to save up for. I've pretty much read a ton of guides and tutorials and stuff like that but I hit a roadblock:
I was reading a PDF manual for the mother board I'm going to get and I'm confused about setting the multiplier for the 2.4Ghz and other initial setup routines. The motherboard I'm considering is a VIA P4PA. I'm wondering how you'd set up the BIOS (as far as the CPU settings) for a Pentium 4 2.4Ghz.
Both the motherboard and the processor have 400Mhz FSB's (I think) so would I set the multiplier to 24X (based on a 100Mhz FSB) or 6X (due to the FSB being "quad-pumped")? I've been understanding everything about setting up a PC until this point. I just don't want to screw anything up since that P4 is very expensive. From what I understand, the processor's speed is supposed to equal the multiply times your FSB. Am I right?
I'm NOT planning to overclock in any way (at least not until the P4 becomes near-obsolete years and years from now), I just need good advice on how to set everything up as it is intended. Any additional info would be appreciated. And what I mean by "additional info" is "any advanced warnings that will prevent me from destroying anything."
Now that I think of it, the CPU Vcore is another mind boggler for me. I think the P4 would need it set to 1.5v, right?
What would be a miracle is if someone with a VIA P4PA and a P4 2.4Ghz who is also well-informed about computers would read this. Then maybe I could get a good listing of correct BIOS settings.
As I stated at the start of this post, I don't have anything bought for this home-built PC yet, what I'm doing is just preparing ahead of time because the first few things I'd logically buy would include a motherboard and a CPU. I've got a notepad with pages upon pages of specs and diagrams and I'm writing down every little thing I can since this is my first self-built PC and I don't want to screw it up because I've been told it's a seriously rewarding task.
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