I've been reading how to do this, but I'm still a bit nervous on doing it. From what I understand thus far is pretty simple. "FSB" (not really FSB w/today's boards) stays locked at 100 and all you do is increase the multiplier. My CPU is the i5-3570k so it runs at 3.4Ghz, which means 100 ("FSB") x 34 (multiplier) gives the stock clock speed of 3.4Ghz. If I want faster, I increase the multiplier to w/e I want. If unstable, I add more voltage until I can't go any further with the cooling I currently have. Simple stuff. I get it.

My nervousness comes from messing with all the other settings. For example, where do I go to make sure that the multiplier isn't dynamic so that when under idle it doesn't clock down to 1Ghz or w/e? c1e halt state seems a lot more complex now compared to my "olden days" of overclocking. There are a lot more options of c1e halt state and other power saving features as well. What should I disable and what should I leave enabled? Another setting is CPU "FSB" to RAM ratio. In my BIOS I saw two settings, 100:100 and 100:133. Which of the two is the one I want to use? When do I want to use one and when do I want to use the other? Why do I want to use them in this fashion? Speaking of RAM, there are A LOT of settings for RAM outside of the 9-9-9-24 1T. Do I play around with those other settings or leave them alone?

With help from the OC masters here, I'm sure I'll be able to get some decent and excellent clock speeds, and hopefully, I'll be able to throw down a good benchmark or two afterwards