this is my first time overclocking anything. i read a few overclocking guides, and it just seems like overclocking is a bios change???? is it better to use SoftFSB or go in the bios??. this is my setup E6700, Asus P5N32-SLI-SE-Deluxe, 1gbx4 cosair xms. i just need alittle help thanks.
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Bios overclocking is IMO best for longterm use, but Soft clocking is very useful for determining your maximum overclocks 
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Arcygenical said:Bios overclocking is IMO best for longterm use, but Soft clocking is very useful for determining your maximum overclocks
sounds good...
run prime95 and then use clockgen to up the FSB 5mhz at a time and when there is an error in prime clock back down....
I have found 20-50 mhz before I error is the sweet spot... so then change FSB in bios to what you found and run prime overnight and then repeat if it errors or if you want a higher oc..
this is assuming you know about PCI locks and mem dividers... if not read the OC sticky..