Tried my first ever overclock yesterday (P5K-E WiFi, PC2-6400, E6750, Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro) and went from stock 2.66GHz to 3.2GHz by doing nothing apart from following first part of clunk's guides. I set memory timings to what CPU-Z shows in SPD (5-5-5-18) and then bumped up CPU frequency little by little to 400. Everything else, including DRAM frequency and voltage, was left on Auto.
I get the impression from the guide that I should look at tightening my memory timings. But it doesn't really explain why. How much performance is it going to give me? Or is it to aid further overclocking? Please keep replies at the 'noob' level!
What, if anything, can I do next to get more speed before I start OC'ing my GPU? My 3DMark06 was 9266, now it is 9690 (stock BFG 8800GTS OC 320M at stock). I'm willing to change my memory sticks and maybe my CPUcooling (it is fine so far) but not looking at changing anything else.
Cheers,
Dave