Journal #5067

There's a lot of variables to consider.

CPU make, graphics card model, mother board, power supply, etc.

Ok, maybe not power supply, but still.

overclocking your PC won't turn a shitty computer into a NASA one.
Get a new one ;O

to overclock your CPU, go should through the BIOS. same with RAM timings.
overclock your graphics card through your video drivers. for nvidia, their o/c program is called ntune. don't know about amd's drivers.

madcow is right, overclocking will make little-to-no difference to everyday performance, and voids any warranties on that particular part. best avoid it altogether and spend a few hundred on something that'll last a few years, and won't artifact on your screen

Yeah why do people overclock their GFX? Is it really worth it :S I mean adding more voltage doesn't sound safe...Makes me nervous just thinking about it!

I've got a new computer ?? 5 months old computer.

Quad Core Q6600, 2 GB ram 667 MHz, nvidia 8500 512 MB and 500 GB hard disk.

I can play all Source game at max graphics at 1440?900 so it's not a bad computer

I want to increase CPU speed from 2,4 to 3.0 and RAM to 800 MHz, GPU don't know, but I play source games around 40 FPS so I would want like 70 or so.

You have, obviously, no idea how OCing works, and I really don't recommend it.

Your goals are pretty outrageous, and it's never gonna happen unless first we find out if your hardware can actually accomplish this. We need to know exactly what's in your computer to see if it's even worth it.

Besides, unless you plan on adding more fans or such, you can't do too much overclocking anyways. You might as well just take a lighter to a few hundred dollars.

That's why I'm asking...

I've read you can easily get 3,6 GHz with the q6600 by air cooler, so what's the problem with it? Which is one of the main reasons that buying a quad extream is silly cause it costs like 4 times more and you can easily reach it with ocing.

I've read a guy that haves 120 fps on TF2 with an oced 8500 too.

And come on... do you think Im going to buy new GPU + new RAM + new motherboard which haves 5 months old? If I were rich I would do it but it's not the case

Edit:repeated answer

@saw: yes I want to change the CPU fan to a good one and add one CPU cooler.

if that's the case, you don't need to overclock anything. you definately need a better graphics card to go with your quad core though, 8500 is disgustingly bad.

Yah, new graphics card first.

Then, you could OC the CPU with a good after market cooler. Notice I said GOOD, not decent or cheap.

Overlocking your CPU won't help you as it stands. A quad core is more than enough to process any given Source game.
But I would also recommend AGAINST overclocking your video card. While you can really squeeze some extra juice out of processors, overclocking a video card will only give you a negligible increase in performance in exchange for possible artifacts and an unstable system prone to crashing under load.And believe me, it really is negligible. We're talking a 5-7 fps increase, tops. The story you read was a flat out lie.
You're welcome to try, as long as you've got a decent cooler there's not much to worry about, but you aren't going to get the kind of performance you think you will. You're better off with a new video card all together.
For a cooler, I'd recommend Zalman. The $40-$50 models will be more than enough, just make sure you install it properly.
And if you do get a new cooler, make a note: thermal compound needs to be applied in moderation, most people don't seem to know this. Only put a TINY dab of the stuff on the chip, then smear it evenly across the chip's surface with a business card or something. The resulting layer should be extremely thin, you'll probably think its not enough, but it is. Then put another small dab on the cooler and lightly wipe it off with a napkin.

EDIT: Also remember that once you get an aftermarket fan, usually its not a matter of overheating, but a matter of whether or not your processor can actually maintain the extra power without crashing.

I have bought Asus Silent Knight II:

http://www.somospc.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/asus_silent_knight_ii.jpg

I'm going to install it on 2 hours

Ok so cooler is installed and I'm trying to overclock the CPU, but the motherboard I have is a piece of shit, multiplier is locked to 9 and minimum FSB is something around 533 so I've done the calculation and voil?! 4,8 GHz... and how can I have a quad core at 2,4 GHz if there's no options for that on the BIOS?

Oh yes, and I have a program that tells me the temperature and all the thing, it says my frequency is 2,4 GHz (266,67 x 9.0) so where the hell is the 266,67 option on the BIOS?

you know there is an edit link rite?

I wouldn't bother overclocking, wouldn't be fun if something went wrong.