steps for overclocking........

[sumon]

alr8 i have a dg31pr mo-bo with e7200 processor........plz tell me step by step how to overclock it from 2.5 ghz to atleast 2.8 ghz.........i am a complete newbie in processor overclocking although i have done graphics card overclocking..................
plz help........
this are my sytem specs
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2533 MHz (9.5 x 267)
Motherboard Name Intel Pearl Creek DG31PR (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Bearlake G31
System Memory 2044 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Hynix ZION-6671GB-A108-R 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Hynix ZION-6671GB-A108-R 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS (512 MB)

[JEskandari]

first step is to Buy a new third party good HeatSink and Fan For your CPU .
second would be to read these articles
Motherboards (Intel): Extreme BIOS Glossary
CPU: Intel - HOWTO Overclock C2Q (Quads) and C2D (Duals) - A Guide v1.4
Cooling: The ultimate air cooling tutorial guide.
Memory: Ultimate RAM guide
PSU: Power Supply Guide for Today's & Tomorrow's Computers

these were essentials.

I'm sure after some reading and experiencing with overclocking ,you'll come and ask help on how to reach 3.5 ghz as just by adding a little to FSB you can achieve 2.8 and really the gain in performance is so small just for 0.3ghz oover a 2.5ghz

[FX5200]

Thing is, the OP's board has a G31 chipset. No voltage increases, not much in the way of overclocking except FSB/RAM ratio, and FSB raise.

OP, I would bump your FSB up to 300Mhz, see if it boots. If it does, keep bumping, if not, go back down until you find a stable OC.

[sumon]

@JEskandari
just asking how much speed can i get on dis mobo?

[FX5200]

Originally Posted by sumon

@JEskandari
just asking how much speed can i get on dis mobo?

JEskandari seems to be offline, but I have a similar mobo.

If you're lucky, you could be looking at maybe 3.2 to 3.5Ghz, after that it will start to get unstable.

But, there's only one way to find out, and that's, try it

[JEskandari]

+1 to ^^^^^^^^

there is nothing better than trying as no two chip are same as each other