I've been dinkin around with pc's for some time now, so I kinda know a little something about em. Just a warning to all aspiring o/cers

I bought the ultimate, and I thought in o/cing as well, system...consisting of:

xp1800+
abit kg7raid w/ 2 seagate b4 40gig hd's 7200
512 of decent but not the BEST ddr ram out there
visiiontek ti200 (good oc card right?)

Cooling:
antec 1040 with 4 80mm thermaltake 2900rpm fans, 2 in, 2 out
thermoengine with 7000rpm delta on the chip (acII of course)
431 enermax whisper quiet psu, with optional bottom intake fan

You'd think I'd have quite a rig there eh? here is what I can o/c it stabily to:

145x11.5 1668 (anymore and it locks up)
ti200: 190/500 (memory a little more in some cases)

3dmark 2001 (yes, everything is off and triple checked) 6600-6700 (o/c'd)
When I mess with the mem timings, it I get lock ups and instability.

Now I've tried every driver/patch/via whatever there is to get it more stable, the only mistake I made in this system is not getting a board that would go higher than 1.85 volts...I might get a little more outa the cpu with 2.0.

This isn't so much a whining, but a warning to all...every system is different, you can have the best intentions and knowledge and **** still not work out

PS: I'm not even gonna TRY to unlock the cpu, I've cut my losses. Anyway, its still a pertty damn fast system.