Hello Gary,This is very useful and helpful instruction guide to newbie like me! Thanks a lot!!Hi Vic,We are on the similar boatIntel Q6600Asus P5N32-E SLIAsus EN8800GTS/HTDP/640MA-DATA DDR-2 800 1G x 2 (or x 3)Coolermaster iTower 930 RC-930Coolermaster PS-RS500IGI want to give the factory heatsink and fan a try first.I just wonder if the CPU coolers price range between $30 to 40 perform much better than the factory original cooler!? I do not want to spend too much on the cooler. I prefer to save the buck for "next" upgrade.Alkit

Just found an interesting reading from Intel press, another reason to go Qhttp://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/rel...epri_20070716ar"Thanks to the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad core processor, the PC version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter* 2 raises gaming to new heights," said Bo Anderson, CEO, GRIN Development Studio*. "Developed by GRIN and published by Ubisoft*, the game draws upon the power of Intel's next-generation multi-threaded engine to provide amazingly realistic gameplay. Intel's quad-core processor uses one core for physics, one for rendering, one for game logic and one for miscellaneous tasks, which can provide consistently higher and more stable frame rates."

Gary - You just encapsulated in one short email what I've been trying to decipher from pages of "howto's"! :) Thanx! That's exactly the steps I plan to take. Even though I'm going with water cooling I have no intention of trying to reach the smoking edge.Seadog - Very sound and logical explanation - sure makes sense to me.This thread has produced some good discussion and, for me, has cleared up most of my confusion about overclocking.Thanx!VicVisit the Virtual Pilot's Centerwww.flightadventures.comhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/