Hey guys, this is my very first time building a PC and I have some questions about overclocking from people that might have a similar setup to me. The PC I just built:
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562QX6700
BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply
Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2LLK2/2G
2* Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With White bezel,AUTOSTRATEGY,PoweRec,10X DVD+R DL Write Black SATA Model PX-755SA.
I am interested in OC'ing the processor and would love some advice, feedback on similar setups that have been OC'd to a certain Ghz, or to just be pointed in a direction to do the research on my own. I am cooling the CPU with the stock fan that came with my Intel Chip, if that helps.
Btw as I am running on stock air with the CPU and with 4 case fans, if I were to push up the multiplier to 11 or 12 what voltage would I need to increase for the CPU or Mem if at all to make this possible without melting the PC down. Sadly, my grandmother just passed away and it was because of this and an inheritance that I was able to purchase my dream PC on NewEgg, enabling me to say goodbye to my Dell training wheels PC that I practiced PC modding on. After reading the eVGA boards in detail it seems that my motherboard has problems when people increase the FSB, often times resulting in unstable memory.
You guys are pro's here and I would greatly appreciate ANY help, seeing as I am completely new to all of this as an excited newbie who also doesn't want to destroy his brand new 3,300 dollar PC that he just built.
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562QX6700
BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply
Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2LLK2/2G
2* Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
PLEXTOR 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With White bezel,AUTOSTRATEGY,PoweRec,10X DVD+R DL Write Black SATA Model PX-755SA.
I am interested in OC'ing the processor and would love some advice, feedback on similar setups that have been OC'd to a certain Ghz, or to just be pointed in a direction to do the research on my own. I am cooling the CPU with the stock fan that came with my Intel Chip, if that helps.
Btw as I am running on stock air with the CPU and with 4 case fans, if I were to push up the multiplier to 11 or 12 what voltage would I need to increase for the CPU or Mem if at all to make this possible without melting the PC down. Sadly, my grandmother just passed away and it was because of this and an inheritance that I was able to purchase my dream PC on NewEgg, enabling me to say goodbye to my Dell training wheels PC that I practiced PC modding on. After reading the eVGA boards in detail it seems that my motherboard has problems when people increase the FSB, often times resulting in unstable memory.
You guys are pro's here and I would greatly appreciate ANY help, seeing as I am completely new to all of this as an excited newbie who also doesn't want to destroy his brand new 3,300 dollar PC that he just built.