Overclocking the E6600

Hi
I downloaded CPU Z (latest version) and it said my Core speed on my E6600 which at factory is meant to be 2.4GHz but  it said 1500MHz and my multiplier was x6.0. Why is this?In the BIOS it says otherwise. I overclocked it so it was 33MHz and it said it predicted CPU speeds of around 2.9GHz in the BIOS. I have just booted back into Vista and it says 1600MHz and x6.0 Multiplier. What on earth is wrong?ThanksOverclocking the E6600
Can anyone help?Overclocking the E6600
6x266 = Intel Speedstep. Turn off the option in your bios menu.
so i turn of my Intel Speedstep and then because I overclocked it it should be 9*333 = 2997MHzIs SpeedStep within my SoftMenu in my ABIT IB9 motherboards BIOS? 
SpeedStep is a nice feature I don%26#39;t see why you would turn it off, it just lowers your multiplier when your cpu is idle, to get rid of less heat. Its in any c2d motherboards bios, even my old p4 has that. If your motherboard has an advanced bios section it should be in there or cpu configuration.
So why is my PC%26#39;s Core speed so amazingly low even though I overclocked to 9*333 which means is should actually be running at 2997MHz?
HOW DO U OVERCLOCK!  and why?
Well, I went into my Bios and changed the changed the frequency setting thing (sorry can%26#39;t quite remember the name) and typed in 333MHz which overclocked it. It makes the processor faster although I am new to this game so maybe ask somone else.Anyway can anyone tell me why when I overclocked it still is on 1600MHz?
Can anyone tell me why my CPU won%26#39;t overclock and isn%26#39;t even running at factory settings?
SPEEDSTEP LOWERS YOUR CPU%26#39;S MULTIPLIER WHEN YOUR COMPUTER IS DOING NOTHING! It%26#39;ll then increase the multiplier to its highest point, once the CPU has been pushed to a load state (e.g. during games) Far out, read a little on your product%26#39;s details before you buy them. 
have you actually turned of intel speedstep? it is in your BIOS. It should be around the OCing menu
[QUOTE=''queenfan66'']HOW DO U OVERCLOCK!  and why?[/QUOTE] you overclock your CPU by either A: adjusting the CPU multiplier. This is only available in uber high end processors like the Core 2 extreme, and the Athlon 64 FX processors. However, im pretty sure it would be a pretty nice feature because Im pretty sure it doesnt overclock any of your other parts.Option B: Overclock your CPU through the FSB(front side bus). Intel would claim that the FSB runs at 800Mhz, or 1066 Mhz, but intel uses a quad-pumped FSB, so in reality, it only runs at 200Mhz, or 266 Mhz. You can adjust the FSB on almost any motherboard out there. Now, when you adjust the FSB, this raises the clock speed of your CPU because your CPU is set to run at a speed relative to the FSB. For instance, the C2D E6300 has a multiplier set at 7. This means that your CPU will run at 7 times the speed of the FSB. So, when you turn up the FSB, you turn up the Clock frequency. at stock speeds, your CPU runs at 1862 Mhz. If you upped the FSB to 333Mhz, your CPU would run at 2331 Mhz. When you overclock your FSB, you will also overclock your memory. DDR and DDR2 RAM is set to run at 2x the FSB. so, even if you have DDR2667 (PC2-5300), or even DDR2800 (PC2-6400), your memory is only operating at 533Mhz. when you turn up the FSB, you also overclock your memory. This is why you should always buy premium memory when you plan on overclocking. Now, the reason you would Overclock. It just turns up the performance of your PC without having to pay the extra money for higher end parts
OC'ing starts with lots of research and reading first. There are numerous guides which you can find online.



Apart from that, read a lot of overclocker forums and ask questions before trying it yourself. The more knowledge you have about the subject, the better you will be able to OC and the better you will be able to handle when problems arise. Don't ask for quick solutions and people holding your hand when OC'ing, these questions are hardly appreciated on any OC forum.