Dell advertises their cheapo Dim 3000 with a Pentium 4 2.80GHz on a 533MHz FSB. This also includes their stated memory config of: "256MB DDR SDRAM at 400MHz".
Now according to info from Intel's i865 chipset specs: "To minimize system latencies and optimize system performance 400 MHz DDR memory is clocked at 333 MHz when using an Intel processor with a 533 MHz system bus speed."
Is Dell overstating their memory speeds, or do they have some way of overcoming the system latencies that Intel says exists in that configuration?
Now according to info from Intel's i865 chipset specs: "To minimize system latencies and optimize system performance 400 MHz DDR memory is clocked at 333 MHz when using an Intel processor with a 533 MHz system bus speed."
Is Dell overstating their memory speeds, or do they have some way of overcoming the system latencies that Intel says exists in that configuration?