Quote Originally Posted by AceBaran View Post
The thing is, i have this system for a few months now, and want to take it to the next level.. i have been searching the net for ways to do it, as far as i have seen there arnt any clear step to step guids for overclocking a i7..
Now if there is anyone out there who could guide me through it step by step, it would sure clear up the basics for me and to anyone who wants to learn this proces..

As for setting it on auto, the crazy setting to 4.0Ghz, how could that hurt my system if it is a bios option ? it is a auto overclock right ?

tnx
Auto overclock is still an overclocks so yes, it could damage your system just like any other overclock. It is not built into the CPU, it is a motherboard feature.

Basically, here is a post that will guide you through the OC basics for Nehalem...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...90&postcount=1

Also, some terms you may need to know on the R2E board...

BCLK - base clocks (133MHz by default), increase this to overclock based on BASE clock, but since you have the XE you are better off to OC using your multiplier (i.e., set it higher than its default setting of 24x)
DRAM - RAM memory, should be set to whatever your memory is rated at (e.g., 1600MHz)
QPI/DRAM (a.k.a. VTT, a.k.a. QPI/VTT) - QPI (VTT) voltage, do not exceed 1.35000V if you want to be sure of long term stability
DRAM Voltage - sets the voltage of your RAM, should be no more than 1.65681V on the R2E

The only other voltage you should care about is CPU voltage. All other settings you can leave on Auto. One other point you may want to adjust is DRAM timings, and to start you should be setting them to whatever is the default for your DRAM. In my case that is 8-8-8-24-2T (2T == 2N on R2E, 1T == 1N, and 3T == 3N) but in your case it may be different...