Dual Nvidia 8800 GT SLI overclocking

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=computers
353,000,000 sources right there.

Uh...with a gigabyte board, there shouldn't be.
Even if there really is, just use the bios.
q6600's FSB is listed under 1066, so you would do:
(FSB listed (usually, use common sense, don't try to set actual FSB to 1066 your computer won't boot)) / 4 x CPU multiplier.
q6600 has a mult of 9, so its
1066/4=267x9 =2400
for 3ghz, just do 3000/9=333
So you would set your FSB to 333 in your bios...then run prime95 or similar cpu stress test. Watch your temps.

That's funny, honestly. That's well and good, but the problem with google is, if you dont fully understand something they are explaining, you end up having to look through neerly all 353 million results to only possibly find something that breaks it down into something less esoteric. I'm thinking more along the lines of advanced conputer classes in the future.

I'll try those setting and see what happens then. As it turns out, the CPU multiplier is only set to 6x too. 267 @ 6x? Maybe that's why they arent running as well as they could be?

you can start by pushing the fsb up 5Mhz at a time, I do not recall if Ntune has a stability test built or not. if not you can use this.
http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download

This is interesting
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=120241

That is VERY interesting, considering I just rebooted my computer after doing literally nothing to my BIOS, and now my multiplier is set to 9x again.

So now my computer just makes this long beeping sound and won't start... What now?... How do I revert the bios when my computer won't let me get to that screen?

what did you change? The fsb settings that HK posted?

Yes, is there any way to undo this? I'm assuming by your response I'm pretty well screwed...

if it wont let you into the bios screen, on your Mother board there is a 'clear cmos' jumper, and/or a cmos reset button. do you know where it is? or have your manual?

I'm affraid people other than myself have lost the manual, there are two buttons on the motherboard however, one seems to restart the computer while the other will turn it off of held down, and back on once off.

okay, look closely at your motherboard and read the ,make model number off it

...this is why i wanted you to use software to start

There's a bunch of numbers... How many digits is the number I'm looking for? Right now I see something that says jp2 - clear CMOS 1-2 clear CMOS 2-3 * default.

I'm seeing "e1/e2" above where it says Dell on the motherboard too.

okay, you need to remove the jumper pin from 1,2 position to 2,3 position...wait 15 seconds and then put it back to the original position. that will restore the bios to the default settings.

whats the model number of the dell?

Ok, that fixed that, now I'm getting a "please re-enter CPU settings in the CMOS setup"

XPS 630i

in the bios find the key possibly F6, for default settings or values. then F10 to save and exit

Did that, I'm presented with a new problem now. A lack of an operating system. Vista came with mycomputer but I don't own a disk. So now I really am phoqued. Before I attempt it, would installing XP be ok? Or would that not work?

Scratch that, I found my folder for my computer! It also has a disk with vista on it so it's all good.

it would wipe out all previous data.

if i had seen that post sending you into the bios having never done this before, i would have put the brakes on it. Thats why i linked you to the OC article first, and looked up the multiplier issue and linked that article, and linked you to software to OC. if the OC is unsuccessful with software, it restarts and reverts to stock settings. Things can go awry fast in the bios.
have you attempted a restart again? or just the one time?

BTW*** it seems that the 630i has a long history of problems, particularly with SLI/crossfire
http://www.my630i.com/resources/issues.html

I'm hoping at this point I can start my computer up from the disk and not lose all ky Data. I don't know what to expect at this point.