How do I overclock Asus M2N w/ AMD 5000+

[Maui Wowie]

I'm new to the fourm and new to building my own PC
I'd like to overclock the below build

Antec Nine Hundred $45 AR(Build in progress)
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe AM@ NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard $139
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition $99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s HD $79
Samsung 20x DVD+R w/ LightScribe SATA $34
Arctic Coolling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler $19.99
EVGA 245-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT GDDR3 $74.99 AR
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 800Mhz 240-pin DDR2 Memory w LED $60 AR
COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-750W $69 AR

What is the best way to overclock my first build?
any help is appreciated thanks so much

[Redroar]

Welcome Dance!

And, also, what in particular are you looking to overclock? CPU, RAM, Video card, or all of the above?

For CPU and RAM you're probably going to be doing most of your work in the BIOS. A couple of helpful programs for checking stability would be prime95 for your CPU and memtest for your RAM. You'll be changing the clock speed and the voltages. Just take it slow and test often and it's no big deal.

For the video card just getting the newest drivers and installing coolbits and AtiTool should do you well to start with. AtiTool (it works for nVidia cards too) has a great stress tester to make sure you haven't pushed too far and coolbits along with the new drivers should let you slowly crank up the speed.

The biggest thing is to not go too far too early, and possibly damage things. Keep an eye on temperatures, especially during loads (games, processor intensive things like prime95) to make sure your parts are nice and cool. It's not too hard at all, just takes some patience and diligence.