E8400 and Rampage OC - 1st Time

sbrown2410

As the topic says, I want to jump into my first overclock. I am not looking to be overly aggessive, I would be happy to take my proc to a nice and stable 3.6ghz-3.8ghz from the stock 3ghz. I am using an Arctic Pro7 for air cooling. Again, I do not want to risk upping the voltage to high, so that is why I am asking for help here. Can you guys give me some advice on safe settings? So far I have upped my FSB to 400 and raised the voltage to 1.25. My OC is at 3.6ghz I believe. Everything seems stable so far. Also, when i applied my setting, my Ram speed went down from 1066 to 967. Is this normal?

Thanks in advance!

Asus Rampage Formula
Wolfdale E8400 Proc
Arctic Pro7 Cooler
EvGA 8800GTS 512 (G92)
Thermaltake 750W PS
G.Skill PC2 8500 4Gigs

swimtech

Have you read THIS thread in this same forum - page 2? It's excellent.

And welcome to the DH forums!