Overclocking approach

[SolitoN79]

Hi

I'm new to ocing, and I was looking at the guides posted here regarding the C2D and C2Q CPUs, and I've got a few questions about the suggested approach: reading the guides may not be required to answer these questions if what they suggest is actually a general ocing procedure...

The general approach outlined in the guides is:

(1) increase FSB or the CPUM
(2) Test for stability
(3) If unstable, adjust voltages or timings

Regarding the last step: how do you know which to change first, voltages or timings, when you have an unstable overclock? For which component would you change the former (RAM, CPU, ICH, etc.)? Is there a way to know, or is trial-and-error the only approach here?

Also, if you do decide to change timings for example, would you change them all at once by a fixed amount, or one at a time and then perform a test (I'm talking about timings for signals such as the 'RAS to CAS delay' and its buddies)? Are these signals interdependent, unlike memory and CPU voltages for example?

Experienced ocers, help me out here...

 

[SasparillaMayonase]

Is there a way to know, or is trial-and-error the only approach here?

Ya, Crank that puppy up untill it smokes a little. Once you smell it, turn it down 1 Mhz.

 

[SolitoN79]

Ya, Crank that puppy up untill it smokes a little. Once you smell it, turn it down 1 Mhz.

You're an a-hole. You don't think much of me, do you? Dangerous thing to be doing, misleading people on a hardware forum into trying things that would destroy their components...Next time you need guidance with something unfamiliar, I might just change my alias and give you some...

 

[morerevs]

Don't worry about SourMayonaise. Read some of his comments and it becomes clear he has:
A. personal issues
B. dial-up pay-per-minute internet connection (hence the short hit and run remarks)
C. not a happy life (mosty likely no life at all)
D. no friends to out his frustration to at all so he spams this forum.
E. probably nothing intelligent, interesting or helpfull to say whatsoever