Give him a break , he's new , we all were once.
As for getting to 3.0ghz , up the FSB by 10-15mhz check stability. If it isn't stable raise the voltage by 1 option up in bios (i don't mean 1.3v to 1.4v) . I mean 1.325 to 1.350 or something like that.
Good Luck.