Project to get the last bit of life out of my rig

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So I'm looking to get the last bit of modern gaming out of my rig (not looking to run super high settings or anything like that)

My Current Specs are:
Windows 7 64 bit
Motherboard: MSI MS-7380
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 2700
Ram is 4 gigs DD2 DIMM 800mhz
GPU GTX 560 FTW 1g

Basically I've found I'm lagging on things like ESO (medium Settings) Rome 2 / any game that has come out in the last few months. Processor seems to be the bottle neck here. 2 cores had hit 100% over a 4 hour gaming session on ESO. Temps are good they sit @40' over normal use, and had hit 51' at their highest over that session. I recently ordered a replacement cpu fan to drop those further. The fan on my arctic freezer pro 7 broke years ago.

Since this processor is near valueless now I'm looking to overclock it. Hopefully to the 3.0/ 3.2 range. I could use advice on the how to, What to expect, and is this a good idea.
(I have been doing a lot of reading to familiarize myself with the process but I am new to this.)

I Ordered 4 more gigs of generic DD2 DIMM 800 mhz RAM to cap out my motherboard (was $20)
Should i wait for this to arrive to begin over clocking?

Also I have been looking for a second gtx 560 to run in SLI with my current one.Is this worth buying? (I cant find anything under $100).

Or would I Be better off selling my current card and buying a newer card that I could Sli later?
(max budget would be around 200-300 after selling current card. As long as the new card was good enough to somewhat future proof for a later build)

So Basically I need advice

Thanks!


 
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Danbuscus25
well, i wouldnt invest any more money into this rig, its just all downhill from here. and to overclock the cpu, first, determine if it has an unlocked multiplier or not. if it does, then you simply raise the multiplier from 13.5 to 14, reboot, then up to 14.5, reboot, then add 0.025 voltage, then up to 15, reboot, 15.5, reboot, then up to 16 and raise the voltage by another 0.025volts, and fun prime95 to check for stability. also, dont let it go over 80c, try to stay under 70c. if it does have an unlocked multiplier but wont let you raist the voltage, the 14.5 is probly the highest you can go. if it doesnt have an unlocked multiplier, then you can still overclock by raising the fsb from 200 to 205, reboot, 210, reboot, 215, add 0.025...
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well, i wouldnt invest any more money into this rig, its just all downhill from here. and to overclock the cpu, first, determine if it has an unlocked multiplier or not. if it does, then you simply raise the multiplier from 13.5 to 14, reboot, then up to 14.5, reboot, then add 0.025 voltage, then up to 15, reboot, 15.5, reboot, then up to 16 and raise the voltage by another 0.025volts, and fun prime95 to check for stability. also, dont let it go over 80c, try to stay under 70c. if it does have an unlocked multiplier but wont let you raist the voltage, the 14.5 is probly the highest you can go. if it doesnt have an unlocked multiplier, then you can still overclock by raising the fsb from 200 to 205, reboot, 210, reboot, 215, add 0.025 voltage, and lower the ram clock speed by 1 step down, and reboot, go up to 220, reboot, 225, reboot, 230, add another 0.025 volts, then run prime95 to check for stability, and monitor temps.
 
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