New to Overclocking scene

[SkyLander]

Sorry to bore you all with these questions, that you've probably heard 4 trillion times but I haven't done much in over clocking and these are just general questions.
Right now my specs are:
Case: Antec Solution series KS282
AMD 1 GHZ not OC'ed TBird
Sound Blaster PCI512
PNY Geforce 3 TI500
Asus A7V 133A Mobo
512 mgb SDRAM at 133

So first I have some questions on cooling right now my processor is running a little hot at 138 degrees F right now I have stock cooling and I don't have any money to really get anything better
atm. I have the 2 80 inch fans in there right now. I have 2 more 80 inch fans but I am not quite sure where to put them. I am not sure where they will benefit me the most. Any ideas here will be helpful. I am able to bunch holes in the side of my case to put them there but I don't really want to-do that unless i have to.

I just really want to over clock my processor. I want to know what will give a me a noticeable speed boost that is still safe and won't fry my processor. I still have stock cooling so what is the safest with that? I read through the basic's guides but they weren't of much help.
I also loked at the CPU guide but since AMD doesn't have a sort by motherboard I don't really have a good idea of how much I should overclock it. Thanks for the help

[Sonny]

Welcome To The Forums

First things first:beer: I do suggest some reading at the Beginners Guides (http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/index04.asp#BEGINNER GUIDES). It's something that you need to know & understand if you want to start O/Cing your system. I know you have read it but what is it that you do not understand? Just post a question & I'll be glad to help.

I'm sorry to tell you but if you try O/Cing your system with the stock HSF you just might be back in town next week to buy a new CPU:( Higher Clockspeeds will create more heat + with the voltage increase, need to do this sooner or later, your temps will be too high for your cooler. With 138°F I wold not try at all. Do you have any sort of thermal compound between the CPU & HSF? If you have that sticky/wax like material/thermal pad on the base of your HSF then take it out. It can raise your temps by as much as 10°C(let's talk in °C). ASII would be the best but if you have generic white goop then that will have to do for now. My temp monitoring software is set to a max of 50°/122°F but usually stay at 44°C.

[Tiger]

I'll go along with Sonny and say your first priority would be to get some decent cooling in there. What also helps is getting a basic flow of air through the case. So minmum would be exhaust at top back and inlet bottom front. (AMD recommendation)