Ok so i`ve build this new rig a few days ago and decided to overclock it a little 
I`ve read some tutorials on how to overclock i5&i7 (most of them were written for 750 and 860) - most of these tutorials want u to start at 4ghz or with raised voltages ..but i didnt want that so i took my own approach
sfuff i changed so far:
-disabled all those cpu power saving features and turbo
-set memory timings manually(7.8.7.24.2n)
-set DRAM to 1.36v
-set cpu vcore to 1.1v
-set IMC to 1.14v
-set cpu multiplier to 20
(i left everything else as it was or set on auto)
and thats it ...then I started to raise BCK
right now im at 3600mhz(180x20) with those same voltages
and that kinda amazes me ..since in those tutorials most ppl are runing way higher voltages ..does this cpu really overclocks so well or am i doing something wrong??
here are all my settings:
*voltage(read from rc tweak it):
-cpu vcore 1.1v (1.096/1.104 shown in cpuz)
-dram 1.36v
-pch 1.058v
-imc 1.151v
-cpu_pll 1.8v
-dram_vtt 0.68v
*ram
-timings 7.8.7.24
-frequency 1442mhz
-dram:fsb ratio 4:1
*temperatures
idle 39°c\\load 59°c
i did 3dmark 06 & vantage tests with those settings ...and my prime95 blend test has also been runing with those settings for the past 4hours without errors ..ill keep it runing for 4more hours, and raise imc a little if it fails and try again .... what do u guys think, am i doing it right so far?

I`ve read some tutorials on how to overclock i5&i7 (most of them were written for 750 and 860) - most of these tutorials want u to start at 4ghz or with raised voltages ..but i didnt want that so i took my own approach
sfuff i changed so far:
-disabled all those cpu power saving features and turbo
-set memory timings manually(7.8.7.24.2n)
-set DRAM to 1.36v
-set cpu vcore to 1.1v
-set IMC to 1.14v
-set cpu multiplier to 20
(i left everything else as it was or set on auto)
and thats it ...then I started to raise BCK
right now im at 3600mhz(180x20) with those same voltages

and that kinda amazes me ..since in those tutorials most ppl are runing way higher voltages ..does this cpu really overclocks so well or am i doing something wrong??

here are all my settings:
*voltage(read from rc tweak it):
-cpu vcore 1.1v (1.096/1.104 shown in cpuz)
-dram 1.36v
-pch 1.058v
-imc 1.151v
-cpu_pll 1.8v
-dram_vtt 0.68v
*ram
-timings 7.8.7.24
-frequency 1442mhz
-dram:fsb ratio 4:1
*temperatures
idle 39°c\\load 59°c
i did 3dmark 06 & vantage tests with those settings ...and my prime95 blend test has also been runing with those settings for the past 4hours without errors ..ill keep it runing for 4more hours, and raise imc a little if it fails and try again .... what do u guys think, am i doing it right so far?












