Hi guys (Noob on the forums warning)

This question has probably been asked many many times, but see I just bought a Q6600 G0 stepping (SLACR) cpu and it will be cooled by a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme, inside a P182B case and just intealled Asus P5E3 Deluxe Mobo (X38 finally!) And believe it or not a very wealthy but eccentric brother in law just bought me as a rushed christmas present 2x2048 (4 Gigs) of Crucial Ballistix DDR3 12800 (1600 Mhz) 8-8-8-20. He was indeed crazy to spend so much money! But hey, that's what friends are for

I'm the former owner of a X6800 Conroe (2.93Ghz), and this time I'm upgrading to a Q6600 as payoff for the money Intel ripped-off from the X6800 I want the goodness of not having to pay extra dimes again, and get good performance.

What I'm trying to do is very simple. I would like to get my Q6600 to reach 2.93Ghz or 3.00Ghz if possible. It's just a "modest" overclock, not extreme. I might try extremes later. I don't want to push it too much because I want stability, but at the same time I want the same speed as thr QX6850 (3Ghz). Viewing all the reviews and records on this CPU it shouldn't be too hard.

I've heard that the Q6600 can run undervolted and reach the speeds I wan't but I don't want to mess with memory as much as I can, I've learned my lessons with all the BSOD problems I had before.

So then what should be simplet way to achieve 3.00 Ghz assuring stability?

Well you guys have all the experience. Can you help me out?


Thanks a bunch

PS: I've saw the vdroop mod. AWESOME! I might try it later. Is it true that this vdroop mod reduce temps as I've heard... why?