Never Overclocked before but giving it a go

[JamieLee2k]

I have just got some new parts, ASUS A8N Deluxe, AMD X2 3800+ Duel core, Geforce 7600GT XFX XXX Edition, 1gb XMS Corsair Gamers RAM (2-3-3-6).

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Where do I got from here?

 

[PinkFloyd]

If you don't know the first thing about overclocking your best off reading a few guides, than asking us lot who well tell you exactly what the guides say
Specific questions are a lot better to answer

 

[xirokx]

read Overclocking guide for newbies here...

in the overclocking section

1. Remember to take 1 component at a time
2. Remember its all about trial n error, it wont happen instantly will take a little while a perhaps 1 - 2 days or sooner...
3. Get a prog called prime95 and get memtest86+ the iso version
4. Get a prog called coolbits to o/c your gfx card
5. Enjoy the experience and have fun

Good Luck...

Post your results

 

[JamieLee2k]

Thanks for the Advice, I am going to work on the CPU for then work on other things.

 

[JamieLee2k]

when overclocking I heard you can do it via the software utils, or would you say do it in BIOS?

Whats the difference?

 

[p4radox]

when overclocking I heard you can do it via the software utils, or would you say do it in BIOS?

Whats the difference?

Do it in BIOS. There will be more options, and if it doesn't post/boot to windows then it's a good sign you've changed something you shouldn't have! Windows utils are soemtimes used to squeeze the very last drops of performance out of chips.

 

[xirokx]

read the guide in the overclocking section you will find it useful