quad q9550 2.83 ghz safe overclock, help please.

rain_cry

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Hello everyone, My system is getting a bit older but i'm willing to save the day for some time.. Maybe 8-9 months before i can get a new pc.. I have replaced my hd6850 1gb with hd 7850 2gb sapphire o.c, and now its time to boost the cpu i guess.

I'm new to this cpu overclocking, i have some questions here:

1-) Should i head the bios and change the 'fsb' there? Is it the only thing i should do?

2-) Which is the 'line' i should stop without any extra cooler?

3-) I have 4 gigs of ddr2 1066mhz ram, should i tweak the timings?

4-) Will i get some good boost for gaming if i overclock to lets say '3.4 ghz' from 2.83 ghz?

Thanks for any help
 

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Gigabyte EP45C-DS3R.. Will it allow me to overclock my cpu ?
 

rain_cry

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without buying any cooler for cpu?
How much would be safe? 3.2 ghz, 3.4 or something else?