Thinking of CPU Upgrade

Hi folks
I'm thinking of upgrading my system, maybe with a CPU Upgrade to start. I was wondering how fast a processor it would support and whether it would make a notable difference.
MSI-6382
VIA VT8366A Apollo KT266A
AMD Athlon XP, 1466 Mhz (5.5 x 267) 1700+
512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
NVIDIA GEForce2 64 MB
ST380020A (80 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
I'd appreciate any advice.
Let me know if you require any more information.
Thanks Dave

Thanks guys.
I've posted elsewhere but I've fitted a 2400+ processor and seems to be working fine, other than BIOS doesn't recognise it. I'll probably add another 512MB RAM and see how I get on.
Cheers Dave
MSI-6382
VIA VT8366A Apollo KT266A
AMD Athlon XP, 2000 Mhz (7.5 x 267) 2400+
512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
NVIDIA GEForce2 64 MB
ST380020A (80 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)

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Your analysis above, which was pretty good, left out the chipset, which you always have to think about when assessing upgrade possibilities:
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The HM65 does support a couple 3rd gen CPUs but none of them is on HP's list for your model. You could try one of the ones listed in the link I gave but I think there is a very small chance they will work.
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