Index

M

MadOnion 3DMark (benchmark software), 213, 237

megahertz (MHz), 13, 235

memory, 220-22

in bus overclocking, 31-32, 220-22

cache, 141-42, 234

defined, 235

EDO (extended data out), 32

graphics accelerators, 220

PC-100 SDRAM, 222

PC-133 SDRAM, 221-22

PC-166 modules, 32, 222

PC-2100 DDR, 221

PC-66 modules, 32

RAMBUS, 32, 221

RDRAM (rambus dynamic random access memory), 236

SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random access memory), 32, 221-22, 236

SIMMs (single inline memory modules), 32

troubleshooting, 232

memory bus, 31-32, 220-22

Mendocino (Celeron processor), 67-69

300 MHz, 68-69

333 MHz, 69-70

366 MHz, 70-71

400 MHz, 71-72

433 MHz, 72-73

466 MHz, 73-74

500 MHz, 74

533 MHz, 75

metal oxide semiconductors (MOS), 17

microprocessors, 235

Microsoft Windows Media Encoder, 215

mineral oil, 48

MMX technology, 140

MOS (metal oxide semiconductors), 17

MOS transistors, 17

Motherboard Monitor (diagnostic software), 237

motherboards, 23

Athlon-based, 30

buying, 226, 232

chipsets of, 23-24

configurations, 27-29

feature sets, 29-30

frequency rate of, 23

jumper settings, 10-11

overclocking, 29-30, 226

Slot A, 142

thermal monitoring, 218

MP (Athlon processor), 182-85

1500+ MHz, 187

1600+ MHz, 188

1900+ MHz, 191

2000+ MHz, 192

2100+ MHz, 193

MHz rating, 3

multimedia applications, 215

multipliers, 27

configurations, 30

defined, 236

locks, 236

in overclocking, 30-31