overclocking amd semprom 3000+

[the_mistah]

im new to overclocking....i want to push my cpu to perform a bit faster not to the limits though.....can someone plese tell me a step by step way to do this to my cpu? :o
These are my systems specs:
amd semprom 3000+
MSI K7N2 Delta-L
2 pc3200 512mb RAM
60gig hd
ATI radeon x700 pro

[dcc]

You might find this link useful for a start.

http://www.basichardware.com/overclocking.html

[dcc]

Here's another to try

http://motherboards.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5096

[the_mistah]

thanx for those replies im going to read them verry thourough....before i do this can i use the same fan the cpu came with?.....my case already has 5 fans

[dcc]

I can't see any reason not to, just monitor your temps.

[the_mistah]

should there be any reason why my semprom 3000+ cpu shows up as a athlon mp 1.2ghz?????

[the_mistah]

some 1 please help since i got my MOBO back on line the cpu's top speed is 1.2ghz....i was at 2ghz before i tried to overclock my cpu....i had to clear the cmos with the jumper and since then i cant change no defaults..... my specs are on my profile :-|

[the_mistah]

thanx to any7 1 who tried to help i fixed my problem...

[goaliemike]

try to overclock again maybee ?

[the_mistah]

since i overclocked my cpu 10% my video card started giving me problems...while playing battlefield 2 my monitor goes black but i can still hear the game my system is still stable just my graphix card does that.....is there any settings u guys think i should change?