I know nothing about overclocking.

[NguyenAdam]

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what to start with? I have no idea how to overclock or anything related to it. I want to get a i7 930 and try to overclock it a bit, but I'm kinda scared I might break something. Feedback is appreciated.

 

[fffblackmage]

Well, the first thing you can do is read this sticky in this very sub-forum: How to overclock your Nehalem (Core i7)

If you still have questions or any concerns, feel free to ask.

 

[Ben90]

Props for actually wanting to learn how to overclock instead of using someone else's settings and coming on the forum because your crashing all over the place.

That's a horrible horrible guide in my opinion. Since your new to overclocking I much recommend starting on this one http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=47089

That guide is based on the old FSB system. There are some differences with overclocking a Nehalem system, but nothing that big. CPUz is a must, download that and have a look around.

Really the biggest resource you have is yourself. If a settings makes something unstable ask yourself what is happening. A lot of people get excited and just start pushing clocks up on every component;however, if you are attempting to push as much out of your setup as possible you should find the max speed of each component individually. I believe the guide should cover that.

After reading those guides I really think a new one should be written. The C2Q one can be superfluous at points, and the Nehalem is written terribly with large amounts of unnecessary information.

 

[fffblackmage]

That's a horrible horrible guide in my opinion.

Hah, I didn't actually read it, but I did skim through it. I thought it was kind of weird, but I assumed since it got stickied, it might be worth reading.

Anyways, I did a quick google for i7-920 overclocking and found a few guides.

The first one is quite long, but it looks thorough. I'd probably take a look at it first.

Intel Core i7-920 Overclocking Guide - xbitlabs.com

How Overclocking Works on the Core i7
Gigabyte's Core i7-920 Overclocking Tutorial

I hope you find them useful OP.

 

[Sickamore]

You can check clunk.org

 

[Axon]

First thing you need to do is get a taser or a cattle prod. You'll need these to up your CPUs voltage. Once you zap your CPU, they tend to fall in line.

 

[NguyenAdam]

Thanks for the help guys. I'll be sure to read up on this thoroughly.

 

[Campy]

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=324998
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fe...overclocking_guide_we_push_nehalem_its_limits

Here are a couple guides i have bookmarked. I've read the first one and it seems good.
GL overclocking