Question on performance. Mobo is an NF7-S PCB Revision 2.0, and running Mushkin PC3500 memory. Mine seems a tad low in Sandra 2002. My 2500+ is overclocked to 2266 (197*11.5), and in all the reviews I've read, a STOCK 2500+ should post Sandra arithmetic scores of somewhere around 6600 MIPs and 3300 MFLOPS. MINE, however, runs at 6000 MIPs and 3000 MFLOPS w/no overclocking. Overclocked to this speed, it's running at about 6700/3300. In checking around the web also, at this speed, it should supposedly do about 9000/4500. Any idea on what is causing this? The system's completely stable, and the memory score is at 2950/2750. Maybe the mobo? Help Greatly Appreciated, Joe

Forgot to mention: using Sandra 2002.6.8.97

Mybad. Sandra 2004 posts significantly higher scores than 2002 on this - probably using the newer instructions or whatever found on the Barton. The update answered the question. I'll shut up now - thx for reading. Jim