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E2*** series
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To an extent yes, although they will all have different multipliers and may have a different stepping.
I believe the 2180 and the new 2200 only use the better revision whereas the 2140 and 2160 use 2 different revisions. M0 will be the better clocker in most cases.
I believe the 2180 and the new 2200 only use the better revision whereas the 2140 and 2160 use 2 different revisions. M0 will be the better clocker in most cases.
I don't know as much about overclocking as most on here but I just thought I'd share my personal experience.
I got my E2140 to 2.96ghz (370*8) and it was the easiest thing in the world. And I suspect its only my average PC5300 memory that's stopping me getting it to 3.2ghz and beyond.
I got my E2140 to 2.96ghz (370*8) and it was the easiest thing in the world. And I suspect its only my average PC5300 memory that's stopping me getting it to 3.2ghz and beyond.
I easily overclocked my 2140 to 3.2GHz.
As you can see above - Get a 2140 with Revision M0 and the difference will be nothing.
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I didn't know some of the latest E2xx series have different steppings?
Steppings aside I never understood why people chose anything other than the E2140 myself? Thats the chip I went for and it clocked from 1600MHz to 3200MHz without to much fuss using these settings . . .
I will have to re-install it and try for more as the mobo and memory I am using is good for 450MHz no problem, so in theory that could be 3600MHz (8x450) from the little E2140.
I suppose the higher multi's of the other chips would be useful for someone with a bad overclocking chipset that struggled to hit high FSB's or perhaps they had really bad memory that couldn't reach 400MHz (DDR2-800) or higher.
If you have a good chipset and memory I think the E2140 is the one? If there is something I am missing please enlighten me!
Steppings aside I never understood why people chose anything other than the E2140 myself? Thats the chip I went for and it clocked from 1600MHz to 3200MHz without to much fuss using these settings . . .
I will have to re-install it and try for more as the mobo and memory I am using is good for 450MHz no problem, so in theory that could be 3600MHz (8x450) from the little E2140.
I suppose the higher multi's of the other chips would be useful for someone with a bad overclocking chipset that struggled to hit high FSB's or perhaps they had really bad memory that couldn't reach 400MHz (DDR2-800) or higher.
If you have a good chipset and memory I think the E2140 is the one? If there is something I am missing please enlighten me!
The only thing I can think of are:I didn't know some of the latest E2xx series have different steppings?
Steppings aside I never understood why people chose anything other than the E2140 myself? Thats the chip I went for and it clocked from 1600MHz to 3200MHz without to much fuss using these settings . . .
I will have to re-install it and try for more as the mobo and memory I am using is good for 450MHz no problem, so in theory that could be 3600MHz (8x450) from the little E2140.
I suppose the higher multi's of the other chips would be useful for someone with a bad overclocking chipset that struggled to hit high FSB's or perhaps they had really bad memory that couldn't reach 400MHz (DDR2-800) or higher.
If you have a good chipset and memory I think the E2140 is the one? If there is something I am missing please enlighten me!
1. Easier overclock because of the higher multiplier.
2. Less stress on the chipset due to less FSB
3. Higher stock if they don't wanna overclock anymore
Would there be no selection process for these chips? I guess not?
Big Wayne - I agree. Either get a 2140, or go the whole hog and get a quad core.
Gone are the days when you needed a special motherboard to achieve a massive FSB speed. Pretty much any C2D board is capable of the high FSBs required to get a 2140 to hit its maximum. Unless I'm being dumb, and it's actually the mobo's FSB limit that holds back max overclocks on these chips...
Gone are the days when you needed a special motherboard to achieve a massive FSB speed. Pretty much any C2D board is capable of the high FSBs required to get a 2140 to hit its maximum. Unless I'm being dumb, and it's actually the mobo's FSB limit that holds back max overclocks on these chips...