ultra noob and i need help

[Atherton213]

ok ive read all the things about overclocking... but i dont know what to do? ive gone into my bios.. my mobo is gigabyte k8ns-Ultra 939... i wanna learn how to overclock but im already stuck... i just need a good push in the right direction.... thank you...... i have a picture of my bios... but my internet is going really really slow....

 

[cjm18]

what are your system specs?

 

[dariob]

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=795444

 

[Atherton213]

i have read the guide but im still stuck....

i would post the pictures but my internet is all messed up... i think my cable modem is on the way out.... (really really hot... almost burns at touch)

my system specs are

Athlon 64 3500+ New Castle
Gigabyte k8ns Ultra-939
1gb corsair DDR400 pc3200
Saphire Radeon 9800 pro 256mb
Samsung 16x DVD burner
generic 52x cd drive (used from old computer)
Maxtor 7200rpm 200gb hd

the picture would probly help.... i just dont know what to do in the bios? what setting to touch.. i dont see anything for the memory settings?

 

[Atherton213]

 

[cjm18]

your bios etc is quite different from mine but then again my computer and mobo are completely different so i cant help u w. where to go in the bios but anyhow... start w/ fsb at 200 and work your way in small increments until it becomes unstable.. then increase dram volts and cpu volts and try again( the most performance gain will be from FSB increase as opposed to multiplier. Make sure to lock your agp and pci speeds and voltages if that mobo allows u to or else set ratio fsb:agpci to highest possible 6:2:1 at least. Run "memtest" for 8+ hours after u are done to test for errors. you can google for the program. your cpu might be multiplier limited? i dont know much about that processor

If your computer wont boot to windows, you will have to reset your cmos settings by moving the jumper on your mobo for one min and moving it back( i think) might have to check on that b/c every mobo is different.