HI guys,

I'm a total noob at overclocking:S,i have gigabyte g31 ems2l motherboard,my cpu temps are at around 38-40 C at idle,and jump to 52-53 C on load,on conversion of 4gb video files(incidentantly it took 46 minutes to convert to .mkv).

The thing is how do i overclock it,i know it has something to do with increase multipliers,bus speeds,ram overvoltages etc.

I do not know the exact things to do also.

Moreover,Its on Stock cooling..and i have a zebronics desire cabinet with 2 x 80mm fans on the side..



Any ideas??:cool2:

Simple steps



Go into BIOS, increase FSB, some things that are taken for granted,

- you have good Power Supply

- you have good cooling in your system, after market cooling solutions are recommended since you are using a Quad



After increasing FSB, check with tools like LinX, OCT, IntelBurnTest to check for stability

- Start with lower multiplier, this can be skipped

- Once you are unable to push more you can try by increasing he vCore



Here are some guides that will help you



AnandTech - HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.7



HOWTO: Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - Guide v1.6.1



- Its a trial and error game and needs lot of patience



Hope this helps