Ok, so, I got all the parts listed here, and it's up and running, and man, everything is running GREAT! =) THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT SUGGESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry if you'd rather just start a new thread concerning the questions i bring up...i'll gladly do that if so =)
So, now that i've got all this, whats the safest/easiest method you'd recommend to overclock my processor? Can you overclock a video card, and is it safe? How about RAM? How much of a difference will it all make?
Also, what downloads/drivers/updates would you recommend me to get to enable peak performance with this setup?
overclocking the CPU is relatively easy on Gigabyte boards, the section might be named differently for your board, but for the P35s and X38s it's in a section labeled 'Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker' (M.I.T.)
This will let you overclock the CPU (part of the process involves setting the speed of the memory as well)
As for overclocking the graphics card, use Rivatuner or ATITool.
There's no limit on how far you should overclock your CPU if it's stable, but a side effect of overclocking is that the CPU needs increased voltage to run properly - Gigabyte boards do this automatically and the process works very well. However, you should stop if the voltage for the CPU rises above a certain level. For CPUs like the E2200, this limit is around 1.45V - this will guarantee that your CPU will still work a few years down the line. With your CPU that should mean at least 3.2Ghz or so, probably more.
