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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imported_SuXoR" data-source="post: 164354" data-attributes="member: 7931">Asynchronous speeds between processor and memory are not good.  For example a cpu running 333 fsb coupled with pc3200 (400 mhz) with the ram running at 400 mhz will yield lower performance than the cpu and memory both running at 333 mhz.  Obviously, if the cpu and memory can run at 400, then by all means run them both at 400.  Just don't mix speeds.I would go for the barton.  It's a faster cpu with more cache.Af far as your bios, it sounds like the format in manual mode is multiplier/fsb.  So if you chose 13/333 it would result in 13*166(remember its ddr)=2158 mhz.  One note though, most processors do not allow you to change the multiplier.  In order to overclock on multiplier locked cpus you only have the option of cranking up the fsb.  You can get into trouble there though because the following issues arise:higher fsb means higher ram speed - and usually the ram latency must be  turned down in order to accomodate the higher mhzyour agp bus and pci bus get their speed by dividing the fsb - for example , with 133 fsb your agp will be fsb/1 resulting in 133 mhz.  Your pci bus runs at fsb/5 resulting in 33 mhz.  If you motherboard does not allow you to lock the pci and agp bus speeds, when you use unusual fsb speeds (unusual means not divisible by 33) you have the potential to corrupt your hard drive (on board ide controllers run on the pci bus) and cause instability with your video card, sound card, usb ports, etc.</blockquote>

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