OCing my brand new build, im a n0ob.

[flinn1]

So i just built a brand new computer tonight..
I want to OC its CPU from 2.2 to 2.8Ghz...

It is idling at 27 degrees with my fans/arctic 7 freezer pro heatsink...

I don't think that heat will be at all a problem...
So...here are my specs:

Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad processor
Gigabyte EP45 UD3P ( good for OC )
Corsair 2x2Gb at 800mhz
eVGA 9800GTX+
seagate 250gm
Windows Vista 32bit
750Watt PS from Corsair

I want to know what to change to get my cpu up to 2.8 ghz...
I know how to get to the bios tweaker options on my gigabyte mobo, but I dont know what to change..
should i increase the multiplyer or the frequency?

 

[darkdragon]

FSB to 333
Multipllier to 9
ram ratio 2.0 or 2.4
CPU voltage default or 1.25V
instant 3.0ghz.

 

[Maziar]

For RAM, 2.0 or 2.1 would be sufficent

 

[blashyrkh]

I din't know the q6600 run on 2.2Ghz. Anyways, go for an even 3Ghz. That CPU can take a lot of punishment. I know of ppl running 3Ghz 24/7 for 1 year and more. Go for it, you'll notice great performance increase (at least in games)

 

[roadrunner197069]

Go for 3.0, 3.6 if you get a good cooler.

 

[jeanluclariviere]

Read a few guides and take it slowly - thats the one thing people always forget to mention lol...appreciate what overclocking is, and not just what it does

 

[aesmith]

Check temperatures properly before pushing it too far. Use Realtemp or coretemp, not the BIOS utilities.

 

[Narr]

Do you really need to OC it? Is the new build not doing you justice right now? lol

Sorry for not answering your question.

 

[flinn1]

It does me plenty of justice haha, specially since its an upgrade from a Athlon 3400+, 1 gb ram, and 7800GS gfx card....

but I want to be able to basically max out the settings on GTA4 for PC, so the OCing was necessary. I got it running quite stable and well at 3.0Ghz and 2.00D ram ratio. Loving it.