Index

B

back-side bus, 23

bandwidth, 32, 234

bay coolers, 43

benchmark software, 210-14, 237

benchmarking, 209-10, 234

binary system, 234

BIOS configurations, 10-11

resetting, 222-23

setting up, 28-29

troubleshooting, 233

BIOS Setup menu, 28-29, 218

BizRate.com, 228

boot screens, 29

burning in (overclocking), 233

buses, 219

AGP (accelerated graphics port), 33

bandwidth, 32

data transfer rate, 32

defined, 234

dividers, 27

drives, 219-20

frequency, 32

front-side. See front-side bus

graphics accelerators, 220

memory, 31-32, 220-22

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), 33

speeds, 27, 219

troubleshooting, 219-22, 233

buying

motherboards, 226, 232

processors, 232

BX chipsets, 50