E4300: always reaches 266 bus?

[eddiew]

Hi all,

I'm debating getting myself some new kit, currently in the form of:

Gigabyte DS3
Core2Duo E6300
2GB Crucial Ballistix PC5300

All for under £400

The thought that occurred is... I know that E4300's are considered good for overclocking, but not being ultra tech savvy, I don't know how much so. Is it pretty much an accepted fact that they will overclock to a 266 bus? If so, what's the typical voltage increase, and does it need a better-than-stock cooler?

Of course if it happens that they can in fact always take a 333, that would be no bad thing either, but for some reason 2.4 appeals to me as a nice 'casual' overclock and has nothing whatsoever to do with my friend's E6600

Secondary question which I just thought of: does overclocking cause problems for speedstep? Not really fussed, just be nice to know what to expect

Thanks!

 

[pegasus1]

Hi all,

I'm debating getting myself some new kit, currently in the form of:

Gigabyte DS3
Core2Duo E6300
2GB Crucial Ballistix PC5300

All for under £400

The thought that occurred is... I know that E4300's are considered good for overclocking, but not being ultra tech savvy, I don't know how much so. Is it pretty much an accepted fact that they will overclock to a 266 bus? If so, what's the typical voltage increase, and does it need a better-than-stock cooler?

Of course if it happens that they can in fact always take a 333, that would be no bad thing either, but for some reason 2.4 appeals to me as a nice 'casual' overclock and has nothing whatsoever to do with my friend's E6600

Secondary question which I just thought of: does overclocking cause problems for speedstep? Not really fussed, just be nice to know what to expect

Thanks!

Have a read of this
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17680797

 

[eddiew]

Have a read of this
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17680797

Fair enough - I'm at work, so I don't really have time to read every single post, but the general concensus seems to be that 3 gig is attainable pretty much all around. That'll do me nicely

Cheers!

 

[pegasus1]

Fair enough - I'm at work, so I don't really have time to read every single post, but the general concensus seems to be that 3 gig is attainable pretty much all around. That'll do me nicely

Cheers!

Its a long thread i agree but i read it last night and gives a lot of info from some very knowlegable people.

 

[eddiew]

Its a long thread i agree but i read it last night and gives a lot of info from some very knowlegable people.

Indeed so... I think all my knowledge about other things got pushed out of my head to make way =(

Anyway, settled with the 4300 in the end. Will see how it goes

 

[pegasus1]

Indeed so... I think all my knowledge about other things got pushed out of my head to make way =(

Anyway, settled with the 4300 in the end. Will see how it goes

Cool, i went for a E6300 and that and the Mobo/Mem should arrive tomorrow. Im off work from tonight so i'l be putting it all together over the next couple of days (i dont rush reconecting wy WCing), be interesting to see what results you get.