Newbie needs help with HyperX DDR

[imperfectcircle25]

Ok so heres my system
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
AMD 3800+
2x512megs Kingston HyperX
Radeon 9250 128meg
80gig 720rpm HD

I descided to give OC'ing a shot. So I was checking out the Bios and saw that the memory was running 2.5-3-3-3-8 2t which is awefully slow for this ram isnt it?? So I tried changing it to Kingstons advertised specs of 2-3-2-6 1t and the system wont start. It will work at 2-3-2-6 at 2t but not 1t. What am doin wrong, ive read that 1t performs better how much performance am I losing?? Also what kind of OC can expect with this setup?? Will I be able to get 2.7ghz out of it?? I am new at this so keep that in mind. Thanks in advance

 

[buzzsaw13]

Not quite sure whats wrong with your ram, but with your CPU it depends on what core you have on the 3800+. If its a Newcastle core, don't even expect more than 2.6ghz, if its a Venice core, then you have more of a chance overclocking it to 2.7ghz