Quote Originally Posted by Dudeguy View Post
just wondering : QUESTION: ... if I put instead the multiplyer to 9 , will it use less the northbridge ? (just curious) (lowering also the fsb , so having at the end same frequency)
If you run it at x9 and lower the FSB to get the same processor frequency you can cut the NB voltage if it's pushed and improve the NB timing margins. And if you're on the stock cooling for the NB the lower the better. Whether you detect a real world performance hit from a lower FSB will depend on what you're doing. I can't discern any difference at all but I'm running a FreeBSD desktop on my Striker instead of FPSs. YMMV