I am able to raise my fsb to 142 with pc 2100 memory, would pc2700 allow me to raise the fsb higher? My bios wont let me change multiplers or fsb so i use a software program cpucool for a increase from 1995 to 2135 with a xp2400 processor. thanks for any help.

Going from 133 to 142 isn't that huge of a jump for your RAM...it could be your problem, but it could also be the CPU that's holding you back. Can you raise the CPU voltage in the BIOS? What motherboard do you have? Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

Thanks Jam, i got a dog of a motherboard fic am35 that doesnt let you do anything, i tryed pc 2700 memory and it wouldnt go over 142 either, im probably gonna get a better mb, any tips on whats good for xp2400 with 1 gb pc2100 to overclock with? thanks again.

Any of the MSI boards are good for O/C'ing. There are Asus and Abit too, but I've never used those so I don't know how good they are. I've got a K7N2 Delta-ILSR and it goes from 66 to 233 (133 to 466) FSB, and can set voltage by BIOS and memory timings also. Also can change the clock/voltage on the AGP. Currently in mine is Athlon XP 2700+ and a gig of dual channel PC3200 (DDR400). MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR AMD Athlon 2700+ 1024MB Dual Channel DDR400 PQI Turbo 128MB Radeon 9200SE

Thanks GP, I was able to raise my fsb to 145.48 to get it oced to 2182 mhz with my sorry board, temps 35 idle 47 load(toast for 2 hours). I think ill leave it at that allmost a 10 percent oc with standard cooling. thanks again.

You didn't say what model your board is...sometimes there's a setting in the BIOs that has to be changed to "reveal" the other settings. Usually something like changing from "Auto" to "User Defined" Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

the boards a fic am35, the board/bios is lame believe me ive tryed everything with it. Is getting a xp2400 up to 2180 mhz a decent oc? i started with a 2000+ at 1667 mhz. the chip was 80 bucks, a 500 mhz improvement and a noticable difference. thanks again.