Need help overclocking my new rig

Dummications

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Hi guys as you can see I am new to the forum and I am new to the computer game in terms of building my own.

I just finished building my first rig after lots of research.

This is my new rig:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Go Stepping
Asus PK5 Deluxe Mobo
Crucial Ballistix DDR2-8500 2GB
Western Digital 500GB Sata II IDE
Visiontek ATI 3870 overclocked 512mb GDDR4 video card
Corsair HX520W Modular Powersupply

Now I know it isnt that hard to build a computer but the part I am worried about is how to overclock the son of a gun.

Currently after checking out the bios this is the info I got:

CPU temp is at 36C
MOBO temp is at 39C
CPU Fan Speed is at 1997RPM
Vcore is at 1.256V
DRAM frequency is at 1067mhz
DRAM timing is set to auto
CPU ration control is set to auto
AI overclocking is set to auto
fsb is set to 266

the only thing i changed in my bios was the dram frequency because my default it is set at 800

Now I think I have to change the vcore and the fsb to overclock this sucker right?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Even if you could point me to something.

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DSF

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Follow the link above, and specifically check out the stickies on how to monitor your temperatures and how to overclock Core2 chips.
 

Raider1284

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specifically read this guide: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2057083&enterthread=y has a ton of useful information on how to start, check for stability, and suggestions on where to start. Every setup is different so no one can give you exact steps on how to do it.

But yes the general idea is to raise the FSB while also increasing the vcore, MCH, and vdimm voltage to maintain stability, just to name a few. If you dont know what those are then you def need to do a little more research ;)