Evil,
I'm still digesting your message but I wanted to specifically ask you:
Is there no possibility that that Corsair which is actually:
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory 512MB PC2700 DDR 333MHz**
can be overclocked to 400? I thought that was the strength of the Corsair Extreme with it's built-in heat sink.

I bought that memory with intentions of overclocking but, of course, that Abit KG7 nipped those ambitions right in the bud.

**I misstated it above--not really sure where that 166 came from.

Great Information guys and I'm investigating all your suggestions--and starting to come a little more up-to-speed. I started with PC's in 1978 with a Tandy Mod 1 and have learned that I only get on top of "current events" in the PC arena when I'm ready to purchase. The year or so between purchases finds me complacent and making the best of what I have and not necessarily wanting to know what I'm missing :-)

Evil (Nap & Jason too)
Not to throw a complete monkey wrench into the works but--since I have a couple of AMD 2100 CPU's --what are your thoughts about playing with a dual processor setup for a while? Any +ve performance considerations...