Hi, I just upgraded my CPU to an AMD Athlon XP 3000+ (333 mhz FSB) and am having some trouble. First of all, here is a link to my cpu z report: http://www.freewebs.com/masaelknih/cpuz.htm and a relevent page on my motherboards tech support page (I have a soyo KT600 Dragon Plus) http://www.soyousa.com/kb/kbdesc.php?id=200&back=%2Fsupport%2Fproddesc.php%3Fpid%3D257 Anyway, my main problem with this new, non-unlocked CPU has been that windows and CPU-z do not identify the right clock speed for the processor. I have tried setting both the LJ-1 and the LJ-2 dipswitches, and the FSB seems OK, but Windows and CPU-Z still detect my new CPU at 1.73Ghz in stead of 2.17Ghz. I have tried everything, and I don't know what to do. Thanks, Sam

Oh, and I also have the FSB jumpered and set in the bios to 166 Mhz, which is correct.

You do not have a 3000+/333FSB CPU. If you check the specs, that CPU has a multiplier of 13x...CPUZ reports your multiplier as 10.5x, therefore you have the 400FSB version that runs at 2100MHz (10.5 x 200MHz) This space for rent

Change your FSB to 200MHz. Hopefully your board supports it & you have PC3200 RAM This space for rent

I dont have PC 3200 RAM, is that a big problem?

For best performance, the CPU & RAM are supposed to run at the same bus speed. If you have a 200MHz (400FSB) CPU, you should be running PC3200 (DDR400) RAM. If you have PC2700 (DDR333) RAM, it will have to run at 166MHz, therefore it will bottleneck your system This space for rent