Vector (Jul 28, 2001 07:29 a.m.):
the memory you have should go to about 150~160MHz cas2 without any problems...crucial is good memory...you can find out if your chipset is indeed the problem by running the memory and chipset asynchronous and raising both accordingly...
my 512MB of crucial runs fine asynchronous at 127/160MHz but won't run much past about 147MHz synchronous (and that's raising VIO to max)...
i'm going to try a blue orb chipset cooler and see if that has any effect...i think it should let me get another 5MHz fsb out of her...
...and to answer your question: yes, running at a higher memory/fsb will increase performance because it lowers overall system latency and increases bandwith.....wow, i feel tired after spouting all these technical whatnots--think i'll take a nap