Hello I am new to this overclocking thing and I would appreciate if someone could guide me on how to successfully overclock this new customized PC I made. I would appreciate the help.
 
If you can tell me step by step on how to overclock this I would appreciate that.
   
 

I have the stock Intel cooler that came with the Intel 990x Extreme. If I am able to overclock for now using 'Dummy OC' and then switch to 'OC to the brink' in the future then i'd love to go with this routine.
 
I have saved both the LinX and the temperature ulility to the PC.
Should I post the template thing on this thread or the thread you provided?
 
 

Ok I went to the http://www.memtest.org/ site and there is a Memtest86+ V4.20, Memtest86+ V4.1, and Memtest+ V4
I am not sure which one I should click on to be exact.
And should I download from Pre-built & ISOS section or from Source Code section?

I'm going to buy a rewritable CD to do it.

Oh ok then i'm getting a regular blank Recordable one.

Ok i'll use this CD-R. I will burn the ISO (.zip) file and burn the image onto the CD-R.

If you see when it says (Auto) (Number) then it's because it shows two things together in the BIOS Setup Screen.
I have some questions on a few of these as I do not know where some are located.
 
Mother Board ( EVGA X58 Classified 3 )
Drivers ( Where do I find this? )
Bios ( Where do I find this? )
CPU ( 990X Extreme ) ( What is this number? )
CPU Cooler ( Intel Stock )
Memory ( G.Skill Tri-Channel Memory CL 9 9 9 9 24 1.5v 4096MB x 6 )
PSU ( Corsair HX1000W )
GPU ( 1 GeForce GTX460 Graphics Card )
Drivers ( Where do I find this? )
Operating System ( Windows 7 64 Home Premium )


Frequency Control
CPU Clock Ratio ( 26 X )
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ( Auto )
MCH Strap ( Auto )
CPU Uncore Frequency (Mhz) ( Auto )
CPU Clock Skew ( 0 ps )
Spread Spectrum ( Disabled )
PCIE Frequency (Mhz) ( 100 )

Memory Feature
Memory Speed ( Standard )
Memory Control Setting ( Enabled )
Memory Frequency ( Auto )
Channel Interleave Setting ( 6 Way ) Current: 2T
Rank Interleave Setting ( 4 Way )
Memory Low Gap ( Auto )
tCL Setting ( 7273 )
tRCD Setting ( 9 )
tRP Setting ( 9 )
tRAS Setting ( 24 )
tRFC Setting ( Setting: Auto ) (Current: 107)
Command Rate ( Setting: Auto) (Current: 2T)
tRL ( +0 )


Voltage Control
EVGA VDroop Control ( With VDroop )
CPU VCore ( Auto ) (1.24375V)
CPU VTT Voltage ( Auto ) (+0mv)
CPU PLL VCore ( Auto ) (1.800V)
**IOH PLL VCore ( Auto ) (1.800V)
DIMM Voltage ( 1.500V )
DIMM DQ Vref ( +0mV )
QPI PLL VCore ( Auto ) (1.100V)
IOH VCore ( Auto ) (1.100V)
IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ( Auto ) (1.500V) 
ICH VCore ( Auto ) (1.100V)
**BR04 ( NF200) Voltage ( Where is this located? ) (only on E-759 or 762)
**VTT PWM Frequency ( 250 KHz )
**CPU PWM Frequency ( 800 KHZ )
**CPU Impedance ( Auto )
**QPI Signal Compensation ( Auto ) not used in BIOS 59


CPU Feature
Intel SpeedStep ( Enabled )
Turbo Mode Function ( Enabled )
CxE Function ( Disabled )
Execute Disable Bit ( Enabled )
Virtualization Technology ( Disabled )
Intel HT Technology ( Enabled )
Active Processor Cores ( All )
QPI Control Settings ( Enabled )
QPI Link Fast Mode ( Enabled )
QPI Frequency Selection ( Auto )
OC Recovery ( Disabled )
Turbo Performance ( Disabled )

PnP/PCI PCI Express
Maximum Payload Size ( 4096 )

Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type ( S1 (POS) )
HPET Support ( Enabled )
HPET Mode ( 32-bit mode )

Ok I raised the Maximum Payload Size to 4096 just now. Do you know where do I find the speed of my memory?

Ok that was a great routine you showed me. I will do that routine. My question is do I run that CD-R before or after the routine and would I ever need to use that CD-R again after I run it. And would this be considered 'Dummy OC' or 'quick and simple OC with just the core speed multiplier'

I'm assuming this is 'quick and simple OC with just the core speed multiplier' and not 'Dummy OC'
Thanks for the help man sorry that it took this long to finish.

Steph1

I'm assuming this is 'quick and simple OC with just the core speed multiplier' and not 'Dummy OC'
Thanks for the help man sorry that it took this long to finish.

Yeah I'm afraid the "Dummy OC" will be too much for your stock cooler. Better to do it like this.

If you should decide to get a better CPU cooler (copy and pasted from previous):
Air cooling: Simple (relatively), reliable as the fans are, which can be monitored, and safe for electronics.
Phase Change is very complicated, all the cold stuff has to be carefully insulated or you get condensation that can short-out electrical components. It is also very expensive and is the only way to go if you want the highest OC in competition.
Water has the obvious danger. Only ppls who are good at it should do this, and those who can afford the mistakes. And I have heard of many ppls W/H50s complain about the fan noise, and heard a few comparisons to the Megahalems that said the H50 is no cooler than the Mega. The new H70 is only slightly better. Also, WC is a PITA in maintenance, you usually need to drain and refill the entire system every 6mos!
Anything but air is also a major PITA when it comes time to upgrade components, or troubleshoot a problem.
From what I have seen, I think many ppls who run WC do so for the show. It looks like a vanity thing. Except those who just have to have ~5GHz, and isn't that a vanity thing too?
 
Ppls here say Noctua NH-D14, Prolimatech SuperMega or Megahalems, or Thermalright Venomous X is best air cooling. I have heard that at high OC the NH-D14 is superior. If I had known this, I would have got it instead of my Mega. However, there is only little difference. The Thermalright Venomous X is better if you have tall memory installed, with the Prolimatech Armageddon in a very close second place.

But whatever you get, make sure your case is roomy enough for it, and make sure you memory is not too tall to interfere with it.

Here is a review that gives quite a bit of info on the Prolimatech Megahalems, I think it was before the "rev. B", and it now includes clips for two fans.
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=771&type=expert

The Supermega is just a Megahalems with some copper fins, and gets slightly better performance.
 
Then we would need to talk about TIM (Thermal Interface Material a.k.a. thermal paste) application methods so you don't do it wrong.

And Phase Change is the very best type of cooler but very complicated I see