Core i7 OC Guide?

[night_2004]

I've got an ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 and a Core i7 that I'm getting ready to put together, and I was curious if there are any good guides for overclocking an i7.

I watched Kyle's video on the P6T V2 and its OCing ability, he just set one voltage to a non-stock voltage and then he was good to go for a 3.8GHz Core i7. But I don't know how he came to the conclusion that this was the best solution, nor do I understand what other options there are for OCing.

Plus, I don't know what you guys consider the 'gold standard' as far as OC stress-tests are.

I'd like to, ideally, OC the CPU while keeping the RAM at 1066MHz frequency. Get that stable first, then bump the RAM up to 1333MHz (which is its rated speed actually). Then maybe OC the RAM a bit more, if it is up to it. But I'd be perfectly happy with RAM at any frequency, mostly because I needed cheaper 12GB sets (quantity over speed for me right now).

 

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This is fantastic
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-920-overclocking.html

 

[night_2004]

This is fantastic
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-920-overclocking.html

That definitely explains everything. You'd think I'd know this stuff, but I don't.

Anyway, one more question. Somewhere on the forums, there was a guide posted on how to properly apply thermal interface material to the processor/heatsink combo.

I'm hunting for that right now, but does anyone know where a good guide is? I think I know which pattern I need to lay down on the Dark Knight, but I want to check.

UPDATE: You'd think that I'd learn to read stickies...
UPDATE v2.0: Okay, still cannot find the article I'm looking for.
UPDATE v3.0: Found it
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=3