First time overclocking please help!

[doobers]

I recently put together a new comp and I would like to overclock it, but I'm not really sure how to do it properly. I know you just bump the fsb up, but I keep reading about ram ratios and the like and it's fairly intimidating. If anyone could walk me through this, I would greatly appreciate it. My specs are :

Intel C2D e6400
2gig Corsair XMS2 DDR675
Asus P5B
eVGA 7800GT
550w Rosewill PSU

 

[MrMitch]

your right about upping the FSB. The general idea is to up your FSB and then down your to match your DDR2 to its rated speed.

Two methods, just up the FSB, this overclocks the CPU and RAM.

In your P5B you can up the FSB and then choose the DDR frequency, it'll say DDR667, DDR800 and the like. You up the FSB and down the memory to your right frequency.

Just give a try, go slowly, ask lots of questions.

 

[doobers]

I think this is as far as I want to take it on the stock heatsink.

Those are my temps while idleing; while under load they get stay around 53/57. Are those safe temps?

 

[michaLcoughliN]

you have x8 multiplier..keep going higher.. and make sure you test on Orthos for failure.

Ide say go 400fsb x 8 = 3.2 ghz easily done with the e6400