Question regarding bus speeds

[stccrd]

I am currently looking for parts to build a system. I am looking at an Asus A7N8X Deluxe (with 400mHz FSB). The processor I have chosen is the Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton, i believe), which is capable of a 333mHz bus speed. Will the ram i have (512MB DDR @ PC3200 / 400mHz) be limited to 333 because of the limitations of the processor?

The reason I am getting the 2500 and not a 400mHz bus processor (like the 3200 ) is a purely economical choice.

Thanks in advance!

[BipolarBill]

Don't look at it as "limiting the RAM". Look at it as underutilizing it instead. That means you have plenty of headroom for overclocking, right?

[stccrd]

This is the part where I show my newbie colors. I have no idea how to overclock, and what it entails, although I am not afraid, but rather interested to find out.

[BipolarBill]

You do it in BIOS setup - in the case of this CPU, you just unlock the multiplier by raising the setting to 12 or higher. You can also raise the front side bus (host clock) speed instead.