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E2160 Upgrade to E2180

Artic7

Artic7

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i currently have a E2160 running on a Asrock 775i65g board which is the one that has the AGP slot on it.
As i`m currently still using my 7800gs for gaming.
I have managed to overclock the E2160 from 1.6 to 2.2 with Fsb running at 275,if i go any higher it`s not stable.
Would i see any major difference buying the E2180 which runs at 2ghz and overclock it to the same fsb as i`ve got the E2160 running at.
Also what cpu speed would the E2180 be running at with a fsb of 275.
My ram is the basic ddr 400(pc3200)
thanks
Steve
 
Yes you will see a 'little' increase, IMO it’s not worth changing CPUs around, although if you can get it for next to nothing you have nothing to lose.
 
if you oc the 2180 at the FSB 275 x 10 multi, would be around 2.7 Ghz, altough what ram are you running perhaps it's more likely that the ram is holding you back, also at what voltage is the cpu running?

sorry your ram was mentioned pc3200, looks like that's holding you back, there the E2160 should be able to run a FSB of 300 a 350 easily
 
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In a few months time you will be thinking the same thing with the next line of cpu's, your problem is your motherboard, replace that.
 
A massive thanks for all the replies i do appreciate your help guys
I understand what you mean about the board,basically it`s not the best o/cer in the world!!
I had to buy it though as i`m still on AGP,i can`t realy afford to fork out for another new board,ram and also a new card,partner wil go mad.
Are there any other boards that will o/c better than my Asrock,but they will still need to have AGP,or am i just going to be better off saving up a few hundred for new board,ram, and card.
again thanks for your help
Steve
 
Basicly your ram is already overclocked to 550 Mhz, what not bad is for DDR 400 ram. In order to get a higher speed out of your E2160 you should go for a mainboard with the intel 865 chipset, they both support AGP and core 2 duo like de asus P5PE-VM, only problem is where to get one, perhaps 2nd hand so that you can get DDR 2 ram 533 meaning you'll be able to get to 3 GHZ without problems.
Cheapest is to sell the E2160 and go for the E2180
 
The Asrock 4Core-Dual-SATA2 will support both PCI-E and AGP graphics and will support all C2D range including the quad cores as stated in product name! But it still costs £45 and it's not a good overclocker as well, people are only getting FSB300 out of this board, but then this is the max speed other 865P based motherboards are getting anyway.

I'd still suggest you get a cheap and overclocking friendly solution like the following:

Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£54.99 (£64.61)

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£29.99 (£35.24)

Sub Total : £84.98
Shipping : £8.25
VAT : £16.32
Total : £109.55

And the graphics card will depend on your budget and the games you play.
 
isn't it a good solution to alter the ratio of fsb:ram to 3:2 or something? This would basically give his ram some space so he can up the FSB more or is it a problem that his board doesn't support higher FSB?
 
Couple of sticks of good DDR-400 running in dual channel with reasonable timings wouldn't hold the CPU back bandwidth wise... however if you can't clock it up 1:1 with the CPU it will be holding back your overclock as intel CPUs like to run 1:1 (or better) otherwise the latency holds them back...
 
Gunther said:
Basicly your ram is already overclocked to 550 Mhz, what not bad is for DDR 400 ram. In order to get a higher speed out of your E2160 you should go for a mainboard with the intel 865 chipset, they both support AGP and core 2 duo like de asus P5PE-VM, only problem is where to get one, perhaps 2nd hand so that you can get DDR 2 ram 533 meaning you'll be able to get to 3 GHZ without problems.
Cheapest is to sell the E2160 and go for the E2180
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I think i have found one of these on a auction site,is it the same one
Thanks
Steve

they seem to be going for up to £30.00 second hand
 
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