Can anyone take a look at my settings and tell me if a pair OCZ PC 3700 will help me get a higher overclock.
I'm stable @2.95mhz HTT 246 (vcore 1.57) with idle temps 34c and 50c peak
RAM settings: 2.5 3 3 5 1T (Vdim set to 3.00 from 2.80) MEM divider 200/183
CPU-Z shows MEM Freq.@ 227.1 mhz (I guess I.m overclocking it since its ddr 400 with stock timings 3 3 3 8 2T)
I tried a HTT of 248 and was stable in prime95 but crashed in game.
I lowered the divider to 166 and pushed FSB to 250 wich took me to 3.0 with mem freq @200 mhz.But it crashed in game(not to mention that it dropped performance a bit @ this setting)
I tried a vcore of 6+ but still didnt help.
I also tried looser timings but the performance drops.So getting a higher OC with less performance doesnt cut it.
The only way I was able to test for all this was to see if my fps went up or down in DOD source.
It seems to me that if I want to acheive a higher OC I need faster ram.
But I'm not sure about it,need advice from you guys.

These are my current setting and results:

HTT 246 vcore 1.57
Mult. x12
SB to NB 200
K8 to NB 4x <....(the noob guide didnt mention 2 settings to change?)
Sb to NB 4x
both linkswidths 16 up/down
Ram 2.5 3 3 5 1T vdim @ 3.0

Current Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego @2.95
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe bios 1009
Corsair TWINX 2048 (2x1048) PC 3200
Zalman CNPS700BLED CPU Cooler
BFG OC 7900gtx in SLI
WD 250 HD
Sound Blaster X-Fi
Silverstone 600watt PS
3DMARK05 score 14,228...(12,055 before)
DOD source 106 fps.....(80 before)all settings high, HDR off with 21'widescreen

It likely wont get you much further if any. Very well could just be the fastest that cpu is gonna go. Everything has a limit.