Memory Speed loss with CPU upgrade 2.6 - 3.0

I have a n 875P Neo board with 2 banks 512m DDR400
I have just upgraded my cpu from 2.6G (800 FSB) to 3.0G (800FSB)
My BIOS is ver 1.8 (8/9/ 2003)
I have found that my memory speed timings have dropped by 30% since the upgrade. Will I get better results if I update my bios to ver 2.0 (the latest bios)??
Sysoft Sandra Memory Benchmark shows to memory timings to be about 25% lower than expected
Can anyone help??
Thanks
M Miller

The 875P Neo and 865PE Neo2 boards are kissing cousins They have a lot in common.
It would help if you create a signature and put all your hardware information in it. Things like what type of video card and what type of ram all have an impact on what performance modes you can operate under. See the Rules at the top for what to include and how to do it.
You should also read P4 Neo Unofficial Guide and Moan Guide.

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