How do I overclock my CPU

[laserpp]

I am about to build my new computer and I keep hearing about overclocking my CPU, but I have no clue how to do this.

My new computer parts:

Pioneer Black Blu-Ray Reader and 12X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model BDC-2202B

CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

ASUS P6T Deluxe/OC Palm LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9DHX

 

[V3NOM]

ok, for one, why do you need the bluray burner? so expensive. 2: psu is way over what you need to power that system. you will also need a case, possibly OS, monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse, but if you already have them then thats ok...

as for overclocking, do you know how to overclock a P4 or core 2? if so, then i7 overclocking is apparently verrrry simple compared to core 2. pm roadrunner if you want to know specifics, he has already built and oc'd a rig... google before you do though, we don't want to bother him unnecessarily do we

 

[laserpp]

I have the antec 900 with 5 fans in it. I have 2 monitors 30in and 22in, got windows vista and i have all the little things, I just posted the main stuff. I never overclocked anything. And i have the bluray player it isnt a burner.

 

[skittle]

BR-ROM drives can be had for less than $100
Why not pick one up? It makes sense for us people who want a HTPC or to play 1080p content over the 360.

 

[ragsters]

I think those are great choices in parts.

 

[laserpp]

Yea I am a online poker player so I spend a lot of time at my computer and watch lots of movies and tv shows and the bluray was like 120 or something.

 

[4Ryan6]

@laserpp

If you have any intentions of later getting a second GTX 260 to run in SLI, then you keep the power supply you've chosen.

 

[greenbrucelee]

increase the FSB in increments of 5 and test each time, if you are stable then increase again. run stress tests like memtest86 (from boot) and OCCT & prime95 from with in windows.

 

[V3NOM]

5? wtf. only if you're ocing within the windows environment... i go up in increments of 30 or so (200, 233, 266, 300,333,366,400) and drop the multi accordingly. higher fsb+lower multi=more performance than low fsb+higher multi - more RAM bandwidth

 

[greenbrucelee]

I never do it from within windows, always from within the BIOS the same goes for flashing the BIOS always from the BIOS. I have see some dodgyness from with in windows

 

[V3NOM]

err flashing the bios within the bios? excuse me?

 

[greenbrucelee]

I mean I use the asus ez flash utillity (on my mobo anyway) you go into the bios a select it and it reads the new bios of a usb drive and flashes it.