overclock p5q pro + E8400 TO 3.8 ?

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mobo - Asus p5q pro
cpu - intel e8400
memory - ddr2 (4gig)2x2gb pc6400 dual ocz speed (800mhz)
cpu fan - zalman cnps8700Nt
Psu - coolmaster pro 650W
graphic card - xfx 8800gtx - upgrading to gtx 280 soon

anyone have a guide or a good setting on this so i can get it to 3.8 (gig) stable ? or to 4gig if possible, and yes i'm very noobish when it comes to computer ( guides w/ screenshot if possible lolz )

thank you
 

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Here's a Tom's thread with some numbers -
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248060-28-post-8400-overclock

Here's a Tom's sticky in this forum you posted in...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

Here's an article Toms did on OC'ing the E8000 -
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wolfdale-steroids,1777.html

And I was actually just reading another sites E8400 OC guide, which
has voltage and other information -
http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=717