New to Overclocking

[Nocky666]

I was considering getting a 4800x2 which was £210 exc p&p but then i heard on these forums that i could overclock a cheaper cpu to those speeds e.g. a 4200x2 oem, Arctic Freezer Pro 64 + Arctic Silver 5. The only problem is im not all not confident nor entirely sure how to overclock.
I understand about the FSB*multiplier=cpu speed, but have no idea about how to put a divider on my memory or how to increase the voltage accordingly.
Can anyone help me out here and maybe tell me what kinda speeds i might be able to achieve with this setup aswell?

Thanks

 

[Will_3rd]

Give us your full spec, then we can give you some pointers

 

[booyaka]

have a couple of reads of the overclocking sticky at the top of the overclocking forum - great read and a good place to start to understand it all

 

[Nocky666]

My system spec atm is:

amd64 3700+ @2.2ghz (stock)
2gb (PC3200) ram (a mixture of geil and another manufacturer :S 1.5gb in each bay)
A8n Sli SE mobo
nvidia 7900GT oc'd

ill be probably upgradin to a 4200x2 like i said

 

[joeyjojo]

You might want to consider a new mobo/cpu/memory and go Core 2 Duo. Faster and will last longer than a new dual core 939 chip. However, if money is an issue and you can make the 939 last, I would upgrade to an opteron 165 or X2 3800+.