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I'd say it's actually 10% luck and 90% caution. I'll overclock a system on request (I don't overcock my own) and when I do, I make sure that the person asking knows that it'll void any warranties first. Then I find the biggest heatsink I can and add heat spreaders to the ram if they don't have it already. I may also upgrade the northbridge heatsink and add a fan if there isn't one there already.
Actually overclocking is a bit tedious, really. I crank up the front side bus by 5 MHz increments, taking at least two hours to burn in and test between increases. I watch the temperature and generally keep it under 50C, since at full burn the temperature can go up 10 or 15 degrees from an idle reading and I want to be safe.
There's not a whole lot more to it than that. If you really decide that this is something you should do, just take it slow and be careful.
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I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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