Hi. I've been reading through this whole thread and while I've learned an awful lot, I feel that I'm still lacking the knowledge I need for a establishing a stable overclock on my system (seen in my sig)

I've been seeing such varying voltage settings for what I perceive to be similar set ups that I'm getting a bit confused.

I'm wondering if someone could point me to a guide that provides some detailed descriptions of what each voltage setting will effect in my overclock and what ranges would be reasonable for my setup, I'd really appreciate it. I've tried a couple things and I've not really had what I would call success.



I'm hoping for what I consider reachable with my components: 533MHz FSB x7.5 multi at 1:1 for 1066 memory



My CPU is under water with a D-Tek Fusion in a single block loop with a PA120.3.

My NB and GPU are under water with an EK on the NB and a DD on the 8800GTX and that's flowing through an Innovatek Konvekt-o-matic Ultra with a crossflow fan cooling it.


I'm not looking for all of the answers to be spoonfed (although that would be great too), I'm willing to read, read and read even more. I'm just finding it difficult to navigate many of the settings on the Extreme Tweaker menu of the BIOS ie:

  • DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A/B
  • Ai Clock Twister
  • Ai Transaction Booster
  • Performance Level
  • CPU PLL Voltage
  • SB 1.50 Voltage (why are there two SB voltage controls?)
  • Has the LLC debate ever been resolved? Should I enable or disable? I have 4B pencil lead on the indicated cap for vDroop mod but, I'm not 100% sure why.
  • Should I disable both Spread Spectrum?





I know to disable everything on the CPU Configuration screen and I've read Graysky's Guide HERE and it explained a lot. But, his guide doesn't touch on any of the Memory Timing tweaks that I've seen mentioned in this thread and his BIOS screens don't mention many of the settings I've indicated above.

As I've said, I'm not looking for the magic wand solution, I'd just like to be pointed in the right direction for decoding some of these settings that still remain puzzling for me.



Huge thanks to all that have posted their information thus far. I'm definitely learning a lot from the posts.

Even bigger thanks to those who can help me further. I'm looking forward to learning more.