Can't go past 229 FSB

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I'm having a weird problem trying to overclock and I'll explain it. These are my current system specs:

Opteron 148 (@ stock speed)
1GB Corsair Value Select DDR400 dual-channel kit
Radeon X1300 Pro (don't laugh, it's a temp card :) )
MSI K8N SLI motherboard
Antec TruePower 550W PSU

The first processor I used with this new build was an Opteron 165. When I tried overclocking it, it worked fine up until I tried to push the FSB higher than 229, in which case the computer refused to POST every time.

I tried dropping the HTT multiplier, using a RAM divider, upping voltages, updated the motherboard BIOS, but the problem persisted. So I exchanged the motherboard, sold my old OCZ dual-channel kit I was using and bought the Corsair kit and tried again; same problem.

I figure at this point, maybe I was unlucky enough to get an Opteron that was a sucky OC'er, so I sold it and got the 148 I'm using now; put it in, and hit the same FSB wall :mad: Anyone have any suggestions as to what might be the problem here?
 
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