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First of all...I am totally new to overclocking. I've read some guides, watched some videos, but most of them either don't explain things step by step (other than Step 1: increase a little bit, Step 2: test stability, Step 3: restart pc, Step 4: go back to step 1) or are tuned toward heavy overclocking. They dont tell you, for example, how much to increase voltage if you increase ghz by x much. I just want something simple, using AMD Overdrive.

I have an AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE 3.2ghz and was able to overclock to a stable 3.4 using Overdrive but that's were my knowhow ends. The main thing I want to know though is when and by how much should I increase voltage (and any other thing that needs tweaking other than the multiplier).
 
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It is painstaking, but the smallest increment you can. The trick to a good OC is stable at the lowest voltage possible, which means you have to step it up ridiculously slowly to ensure you a) don't overheat/fry it by going too high and b) get the best OC per volt.

Set your multiplier a few ticks higher, maybe 3.5, test stability, increase voltage one tick at a time until stable, if necessary. If you want to go further, increase the multiplier another tick or two and repeat, being mindful of course to watch your temps.
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It is painstaking, but the smallest increment you can. The trick to a good OC is stable at the lowest voltage possible, which means you have to step it up ridiculously slowly to ensure you a) don't overheat/fry it by going too high and b) get the best OC per volt.

Set your multiplier a few ticks higher, maybe 3.5, test stability, increase voltage one tick at a time until stable, if necessary. If you want to go further, increase the multiplier another tick or two and repeat, being mindful of course to watch your temps.
 
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Ok so the steps would be something like this?:

1: Increase multiplier
2: Test stability, if unstable go to step 3, if stable go back to step 1
3: Slightly increase voltage
4: Test stability, if unstable repeat steps 3 and 4
5: Repeat steps 1-4 until you reach the desired, safe overclock
 
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Awesome thanks!

Yeah...the one thing all the guides agree on is that it is not a short process :/

One last question though. AMD OverDrive gives me the choice of how long I want to test stability. What's a good test length? 1 minute? 10 minutes? An hour?
 
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So. I was able to OC to what seems to be a stable 3.6Ghz (3599.81 MHz) raising only the multiplier. I have not done the final 6-12 hour stability test. On a 10 mins test the core temp peaked at 60.1C. Should I risk any more overclocking, either by continuing to raise the multiplier or raise the voltage?
 
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