Overclocking for an idiot

[throdgrain]

Hi all

I'm thinking of overclocking my 6600 Conroe.

What? You say. Not clocked already??

Well no. I don't really know what I'm doing. I've read the tips and stuff in the stickys here, but I'm still confused. Does anyone, preferably who has the same set-up as me, fancy giving me a quick run down on what to do?

I feel like I need a bit of a speed increase. The pc is only used for playing games (CSS, CoH and CoD4 mostly) and fro web browsing. Or should I just buy a new CPU?

Any help much appreciated

 

[throdgrain]

Heh yeah it's a dual core. I'm not even sure how to change the FSB, I'll have a look though, thanks.

My system is what it says in my sig yes. I've got a new cooler coming, and I will definately give it a go!

 

[throdgrain]

You didnt say whether it was the Q6600 or E6600. Anyways, they both have an fsb of 266MHz (1066MHz effective). If you set the FSB to 333MHz (1333 effective) that will boost the speed to a decent 3GHz. Also set the fsb:dram ratio to 2:3 This will make the most of you ram (i assume its the one in your sig)

OK I got how to change the FSB, only 2 days

Could anyone tell me how to change the fsb:dram ratio as quoted above?