I glanced at that link and while that guide isn't bad, it's not the most detailed I've seen.
If your using cpuz or something it will show you the current clock state, not necessarily the max unless under load so keep that in mind.
With regard to getting a better oc, I know that using suites can be easy but they tend to not be that great (more heat, lower clock) vs a manual oc which gets you lower voltages, thus lowering heat and higher head room for a stronger oc (higher GHz) which is the whole point in getting that best performance right?
So, start at the 2:45 mark on this video:
http://youtu.be/UCIWTX-jy9A
I'm sure you've seen Linus somewhere before, if you haven't, he really knows his stuff. I don't agree with him 100% all of the time but most of the time and he is easy to follow for most. In this vid I agree with him a lot.
Here's some basic principles to think about to make your oc experience better:
1. Stability. You need to know what causes a crash. When you change 2 variables at the same time like both the cpu and the memory clocks, you from a simply scientific standpoint cannot know if it was 1 or the other or the combination or something else like a bad driver. So, first, make sure you know your cpu oc is stable BEFORE playing with your memory clock.
2. Memory OC: It takes a lot more than putting in the xmp file and selecting the next highest setting however slow your increments are. You need to run a lot of tests and know how to play with the voltages, timings (latency), clock to mention a few and what you get may not be worth the crashes to find. This can take a lot of work so I'd put this off for now
Step 1, getting your cpu oc stable is your first, main and for now only focus. Get it to where it can run prime95 for a few hours, intel burn test passes, unigine heaven keeps getting higher scores without any artifacts, hangs or crashes and then you can call your oc semi-stable. Then, play your favorite games at the highest settings that it will run on without hanging, crashing etc, watch videos, open and close them rapidly, whatever you normally do and if you don't get bsod's etc. then you can say, I know my cpu oc is pretty rock solid. Then and only then when you have the time, energy, and focus do consider playing with your memory to get that extra last bit of performance.
For people like Linus and me, it's not worth playing with the memory speeds. Just get the better stick. Also most cpus work with memory at a max speed of DDR3 1600 if you read the spec sheets so theoretically faster RAM than that for the most part is kind of a waste. (To the trolls reading this, i reiterate I said "for the most part" I'm well aware of other advantages).
So, I'm sure you get my point by know. When playing with tech or anything requiring any type of methodical approach, never play with more than 1 variable at a time and know what order to go in. You didn't know before but now you do. Hope this helps! Have fun!
Also, try this guide:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1291703/ivy-bridge-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboards/0_100
It's for an i7 but a lot of the same ideas apply to your setup. Just adjust carefully. Good overclocking is for the patient. Impatience at best gets you lucky and even then that's not your probable best oc. Again, have fun and best of luck to you!
Thanks,
Justin S.
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