Hi, I would like to overclock my AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+ processor. I have a Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 motherboard, and 4 Gbytes of Ram, dual channel. 2 A-Data PC2-6400(400mhz), EXTREME DDR2 800+. I would like to know how to overclock my CPU, and what software should I use.

If your motherboard came with an overclocking utility that's the only one you can safely use. Otherwise you need to start messing around with the settings in the BIOS. HERE is a basic guide on what overclocking involves. Personally I'd say you should only overclock if there's a real need for it - overclocking often produces instability so you need to weigh off the pros & cons, & also I'd say don't do it on your main machine. "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us..."

You should be asking in the overclocking forum.... The problem with the 6000+ is that it's on the high end of the AMD X2 lineup, meaning it's pretty close to it's limit. You should be able to tweak a little more out of it, but don't expect anything like a 25% increase. The best/easiest way to overclock an AMD system is to simply increase the CPU multiplier, but you'd need to have a Black Edition CPU. If you that's not what you have, you'll have to do it by increasing the CPU frequency, but that causes a domino effect, meaning you'll have to play with the memory settings, PCI, PCI-e, HT, etc to compensate for any CPU frequency increases. Also, I believe your board uses the SB600 southbridge chip so that means no ACC (Advanced Clock Calibration) support. If you're not comfortable with overclocking thru the BIOS, try using AMD Overdrive: http://www.amd.com/us-en/0,,3715_15... http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...