E5200 @ 3.6GHz - does this look OK?

Jon20 · 6 Sep 2009 at 19:12

Well as the title says, I've overclocked my brothers computer which is using an E5200 VID 1.25000 (although coretemp says 1.1375V when at idle :confused:

), P5Q-E and 4GB of 800MHz OCZ RAM, to 3.6GHz. I've run Intel Burn Test for 20 runs at maximum stress and well I'm just wondering if this looks all OK. Unfortunately I was little slow with the capture so I didn't get it when it was under load.

Vcore under load was 1.152V. Max temp 58-58.

Raikiri · 6 Sep 2009 at 19:53

Disable EIST in the BIOS and tell him to stop using limewire, otherwise it looks ok.

WJA96 · 6 Sep 2009 at 20:10

Looks pretty good.

If you want to be a bit more aggressive in your testing then download and run OCCT for an hour or so.

Temi_D · 6 Sep 2009 at 20:57

lol is that limewire :eek:

bifday2k · 7 Sep 2009 at 02:00

Your temps look fine, im guessing either stock cooler or low end air?

Anyways i'll post mine at 3.5ghz for you to compare, same exact temps and volts for 3.6ghz as well.

1.2875v in bios, underload = 1.256v

First screen shot to show it running, only doing the 5 test one as don't want to sit there for ages waiting, but temps won't go over 43c no matter how many times i set it to run 5/10/20/50/100 u name it.

Screen shot of it passing, and idle stuff there too, yup i use EIST lol, gotta love having stuck sensor aswell no matter what those idle temps never budge lower then 37/36 lol.

As your temps are 58c on each core using maximum test, id advise you from doing the standard test, as that will stress ur cpu more then the maximum as it uses far less ram and more cpu. If u can pass 20 tests on maximum settings then your comp will be stable, but it is allways best to try another stress program just to check.

Jon20 · 7 Sep 2009 at 12:02

bifday2k said:
Your temps look fine, im guessing either stock cooler or low end air?

Its actually using a Noctua NH-U12P with just the one Noctua P12 running at 900rpm.

bifday2k · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:56

Jon20 said:
Its actually using a Noctua NH-U12P with just the one Noctua P12 running at 900rpm.

A i see, then yeh thats not bad temps at all then, my cooling is swiftech H20-120 with the fan for that test automaticly rising to 1600rpm (from a start point of 1000rpm). So thats why there was a big difference between our temps

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As ur fan was only running 900rpm, you have further cooling performance to come, so those temps you had where fine,

Big.Wayne · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:13

You may be able to squeeze a little extra performance out if you drop the CPU multi from [12.5] to something lower and raise the FSB. The E5200's don't all like running a high FSB though so YMMV

I don't have a stella E5200 but I made the best I could from it, lost a little on the CPU MHz but gained a little from increase FSB and having the memory set-up as fast as possible is a good thing! :cool:

bifday2k · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:56

Yeh you have to be really lucky to get one which likes high FSB's, iv only seen a few about getting anywhere near 400fsb lol. Mine tops out at 330, will boot at 335 but won't get passed windows loading screen, no matter the voltages used.

But for a £50 cpu and u can easily get them 3.5ghz - 4ghz then to me thats a good buy.

Saying that for £10 more the new E6300's look nice, as they start with a higher fsb.