In Compusa’s Ad today, they advertise that the a530n (HP model with an Athlon 64 3200+ processor, the box I have been about decided to return, as having a 1600Mhz Front Side Bus. Is this real, or are they playing with the numbers in some deceitful or unconventional way?

I also wonder if, seeing that it comes with 512mb pc2700, that it is capable of doing pc3200, if both sticks are 3200? My guess is that if it could benefit from 3200 memory, that both sticks would have to be of the same speed?

Any of you out there “in the know” about such things?

By the way, I found my DVD software……I already had Power DVD from the DVD Writer I bought last summer (ironically, an HP burner). So I’m much less inclined to return it now, but was going to be easily persuaded to switch to something else if an ad enticed me. Didn’t see any.