Solve : Overclocking for a beginner?

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Answer» i am about to buy and build my first PC i want to overclock it to get max performance. the specs are: Q6600 2.66Ghz quad core 4GB DDR2 800 PC2 6400 Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB (GDDR3) Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 ATX Audio Lan DDRII FSB1333 Thermaltake Armor with 25cm side fan, 120mm in front and back and 1 on top so plenty of cooling Akasa INTEL LGA775 3U HEATPIPE CU BASE LO-NOISE PWM FAN for my CPU i know quite a bit about computers but not enough to overclock. how would i go about learning to do it and what are the risks invloved? also, i have seen a review of the Q6600 saying they overclocked it to 3.2Ghz. is this possible? thanks for any help you can offer booIf you're brand new at this I would recommend researching it. Overclocking is not for the happy-go-lucky "oh, I think I'll overclock my system" types as it can destroy components. Basically, just keep researching and read a lot, and then some. That's the best advice I can give you. Quote also, i have seen a review of the Q6600 saying they overclocked it to 3.2Ghz. is this possible? Clocks a FAIR bit higher than 3.2 are possible, just research it.thanks. i'll research then ill come back to the thread when i know more.there really isnt an overclockers manual. there are many PROGRAMS that can help you with determining if an overclock is stable. overclocking is in the bios. lolz try the search next timeHere's one good guide to get you started, boo - http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1198647 It's a good introduction and I HIGHLY recommend reading it, then researching at some other places. Once you start to overclock, you could do worse than printing a copy of that guide to help you along the way, I've found it very useful myself at times.holy crap........ that was written for newbies? now i see y u advised me to research! i understand the basics at least. since i will be using the same processor and the same speed RAM, could i try the same settings that he did?if when i first set up my pc, will the bios automatically setup speeds and voltages ETC aswell as memory timings?You could certainly try some of the same settings, but every chip and RAM module is different, so there's no guarantee they'll work. The best way is to go slowly and test at every change. Sure, it'll take a long time, but it's not something to enter into lightly. It's no use wishing you'd gone slower when your CPU melts into a puddle of silicon. The BIOS usually sets up the correct voltages etc, however I would advise checking them against the spec sheets to ensure they are correct. The RAM especially has a tendency to be set below the correct voltage, as the "proper" voltage is 1.8 but some chips run at up to 2.2V.Before you even deside to overclock you should make sure that that computer doesn't run great by default. With a build like that I know I wouldn't have to overclock a thing.

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i am about to buy and build my first PC
i want to overclock it to get max performance.
the specs are:

Q6600 2.66Ghz quad core
4GB DDR2 800 PC2 6400
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB (GDDR3)
Gigabyte S775 Intel P35 ATX Audio Lan DDRII FSB1333
Thermaltake Armor with 25cm side fan, 120mm in front and back and 1 on top so plenty of cooling
Akasa INTEL LGA775 3U HEATPIPE CU BASE LO-NOISE PWM FAN for my CPU

i know quite a bit about computers but not enough to overclock.
how would i go about learning to do it and what are the risks invloved?
also, i have seen a review of the Q6600 saying they overclocked it to 3.2Ghz. is this possible?

thanks for any help you can offer
booIf you're brand new at this I would recommend researching it.
Overclocking is not for the happy-go-lucky "oh, I think I'll overclock my system" types as it can destroy components.
Basically, just keep researching and read a lot, and then some. That's the best advice I can give you.
Quote

also, i have seen a review of the Q6600 saying they overclocked it to 3.2Ghz. is this possible?

Clocks a FAIR bit higher than 3.2 are possible, just research it.thanks.
i'll research then ill come back to the thread when i know more.there really isnt an overclockers manual.
there are many PROGRAMS that can help you with determining if an overclock is stable.
overclocking is in the bios.
lolz try the search next timeHere's one good guide to get you started, boo - http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1198647
It's a good introduction and I HIGHLY recommend reading it, then researching at some other places. Once you start to overclock, you could do worse than printing a copy of that guide to help you along the way, I've found it very useful myself at times.holy crap........ that was written for newbies?
now i see y u advised me to research!
i understand the basics at least.

since i will be using the same processor and the same speed RAM, could i try the same settings that he did?if when i first set up my pc, will the bios automatically setup speeds and voltages ETC aswell as memory timings?You could certainly try some of the same settings, but every chip and RAM module is different, so there's no guarantee they'll work.
The best way is to go slowly and test at every change. Sure, it'll take a long time, but it's not something to enter into lightly. It's no use wishing you'd gone slower when your CPU melts into a puddle of silicon.
The BIOS usually sets up the correct voltages etc, however I would advise checking them against the spec sheets to ensure they are correct.
The RAM especially has a tendency to be set below the correct voltage, as the "proper" voltage is 1.8 but some chips run at up to 2.2V.Before you even deside to overclock you should make sure that that computer doesn't run great by default. With a build like that I know I wouldn't have to overclock a thing.

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