How much should I raise the voltage when I overclock?

gamerxx13

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Okay well i finall build my system:
MSI Neo2 Platium Nforce 3 Ultra
3200 AMD 90 nm 939 socket
1.0 gig of 3200 corsair ddr

Okay I want to overclock my system. My friend told me to raise the voltage by 5 everytime I go up about 1.0 gig hrtz. Is that true? How do I know how much voltage to raise? Is there a number where it should be above or below? Thanks
 

Icepick

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For best results you should raise the voltage incrementally and only when needed. Start by setting the DRAM divider to 166. Set the HT Frequency to 4x and raise the FSB to 220. Leave the voltages at stock. Boot into Windows and run Prime95 for an hour. If it's stable then raise the FSB to 225. Repeat test. If Prime95 fails or you can't boot into Windows then raise the CPU Voltage to Over VID 3.3%. If it's stable then go for 230 FSB. If it's not stable then raise the CPU voltage up another notch. Remember don't raise the voltage automatically, only when necessary.