E2160 Upgrade to E2180

[Artic7]

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

 

[Artic7]

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

 

[Artic7]

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

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