Overclocking

Overclocking is a general term for running a component or system faster than it is designed for/rated at. How you do that depends on the specific component involved (for example, CPU, GPU, RAM, etc). Check out the overclocking guides among the forum stickies for more info.

Like Mondoman said, "Check out the overclocking guides among the forum stickies for more info. "

Read. Ponder. Ask questions. We expect you to do some of the work. There's so much variation in solid state components such as CPU's and RAM that you need to know general principles. A cookbook approach will not work.

Thank you. I have an ASUS P5Q SE, intel core 2 quad Q6600

At first, try a small overclock to see if your system is stable. Your CPU has a multiplier of 9 and a bus speed of 266 that is quad pumped (4 X 266) to a front side bus speed of 1066. I'm suggesting you try to raise your bus speed from 266 to 333 which will raise your CPU frequency to 3.0 Ghz (9 multiplier X 333).

Go into your BIOS, AI Tweaker Menu Screen, set the item "AI Overclock Tuner" to manual.

Set the FSB frequency to 333. Save BIOS andf boot to Windows. Runs tests for stability. Depending on results, you may need to adjust CPU voltage.

Mind you, this is a very simple attempt with no adjustments to RAM, RAM voltage.