AMD Phenom ll x3 720 Overclock help

Well, I want to overclock my AMD Phenom ll x3 720 stock 2.8ghz to 3.2 ghz, or stable (whatever that number is)
I’ve never Overclocked before, so if anyone could walk me through step by step.. I’d appreciate it more than anything!
And I’m not too slow when it comes to PCs so I should pick up your instructions fairly easily.
Answer #1
Bump!
Here’s what I’ve tried so far. I increased the Multiplier from 14x to 16x, and the Voltage from Normal (don’t remember #) to around 1.425 or so… I then ran Everest to check Temps, and then ran IntelBurnTestV2.. and it failed on the 2nd stress test out of 10.
So I reverted settings back to normal..
Help?
Answer #2
before you blow up your pc:
Read it ALL!:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-overclock-athlon,2161.html
Answer #3
Thanks for the link, man! Few questions….
#1. The programs being used in that “Easy Multiplier Overclocking” Prime 95, and AOD Stability Test.. What’s the difference? #2. They’re ONLY increasing the Multiplier, and not Voltages to get to 3.2MHZ, right?
#3. The overclocking program.. Are you overclocking in Windows with that?
Cheers.
Answer #4
Thanks for the link, man! Few questions....
#1. The programs being used in that "Easy Multiplier Overclocking" Prime 95, and AOD Stability Test.. What's the difference? #2. They're ONLY increasing the Multiplier, and not Voltages to get to 3.2MHZ, right?
#3. The overclocking program.. Are you overclocking in Windows with that?
Cheers.
1. Use prime or any other program that will stress your cpu to 100% (all cores). Run it for a while and keep an eye on the temps.
If the temperature of all cores don’t exceed 70�C (I never go over it to keep cpu alive for a longer time) and pc doesn’t hang your are still in the green
2. You only up the core voltage if you are having stability issues.. (and don’t raise it a lot!
3. You can use whatever you want to overclock… Bios or Windows tools..
Answer #5
1. They are tools produced by different companies which do more or less the same thing, stressing the component you are working on, to see if it works stably under full load.
2. In the review they only increased the multiplier to get to 3.2, increasing the voltages allowed them to overclock further. Important point on both is to make the adjustments in small increments and look at the current stability. Checking temperature is also essential.
3.The overclocking program they are using (AMD Overdrive) works in Windows. You can overclock both using tools or from bios as Azzaro said.