Help! Overclocking i7 950 on Gigabyte X58A-UDR3

HI everyone,

I'm a newbie at overclocking, so i kinda need some help.

Rig:

Case: NZXT Phantom

CPU: i7 950

Mobo: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R rev2

Cooler: iBUYPOWER Liquid Cooling System w/ 2x Enermax Marathon 120mm fan (Push/Pull)

GPU: EVGA GTX 460 1GB Superclocked 763mhz

Memory: Corsair Dominator 6gb (3x2gb) 1600 - 9-9-9-24

PSU: Corsair HX850W

Primary Drive: KIngston 30gb SSD

Secondary Drive: WD 1TB SATA 6gb/s

My goal is i7 950 @ 4ghz and maybe an 8-8-8-24 @ 1.65v timing for the memory.

I'd really appreciate it if anybody can help me.

BTW, what programs do i need before overclocking? i know a few..

memtest

prime95
 
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