Not so distant future

[Lionsgraphics]

Ok now i have 1900+ at 10x177fsb, with 2-2-5-2T
on Soltek KT333 Mobo which is drv5.
But soon dunno how soon, i'm planning to buy 2600 or 2700 or wait till Barton's 3000+.
SO the dilemma is ...
my max multiplyer is 12.5
max i can do is 177 FSB smthn is holdin me back it just hangs the Winxp i think it's memory, it also hangs on sandra benchies ( kingston 512 megs 2700 )
so the maximum i can push with 177 is 2210 mhz from CPU.
so should i buy 2600+ and unlock it and O/C it to this 2210 mhz so it's 44 mhz fsb increase or buy 2700+ put multiplyer on automatic so it'll detect it and just increase it's fsb by 11 mhz which is possible with locked XPs
or wait for Bartons and if they'll work on my mobo do the same thing i'd do with 2700+ ?

Which method will gimme more performance.
increasing 44 mhz fsb on 2600+ and decreasing multi to 12.5

increasing 11 mhz fsb on locked 2700+
or same thing with Bartons 3000+ if it'll work on my mobo

Thanks in advance

[N8]

Are you saying the max multiplier available with that Soltek KT333 board is 12.5? Are you sure of this?

[Lionsgraphics]

if i put on manual Multi then yeah 12.5 is max. by dip switches.

if i put on automatic detection then sky is the limit ;) but then i won't have any control over multi i won't be able to decrease it, but i won't need it with 2700+, cause 11 mhz fsb increase don't need multi decrease.