So I'm not really familiar with AMD Processors besides the very basics. I know with Intel Processors, you want to match memory to the processor based on FSB. Like a Core 2 processor with a 667 or 1333 FSB, I would match with DDR2-5300. How does this work with AMD? Does it not matter because memory management is done on chip?
Welcome to HWF The FSB is not the memory, but the amount of times in seconds when it exchanges data with the memory and the Northbrige. You can find a guide on how to convert numbers between DDR-XXX and PCxxxx in this thread. The type of CPU (Intel or AMD) doesn't matter.
But don't you want to match your FSB with the speed of your memory so your memory doesn't run slower than it was designed for?
That's true, but a cpu usually has a much higher FSB frequency than most memory chips. Computers of 1-2 years ago have memory running at 800 MHz and the CPU on 1066 MHz.
