E5200 - will most hit 3.3ghz?

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Simple question really.

Overclocking an E5200 - is 3.33 (12.5x266) a reasonably safe bet at default volts or at boosted volts or is even that not something that could be safely assumed?

I've always achieved my overclocks with default volts or occasionally with a small boost but the posts I see here seem rather inconclusive. A bit of a lottery really.
 
I was coming to that view. I guess if find a volt boost needed I can BSEL mod for both FSB and Voltage, that way regardless of what the board says the chip will boot at the higher FSB and voltage.

I suspect the board I am considering isnt much cop for OC but there are no reviews anywhere

GA-EP41-UD3L - G41 chipset Gigabyte but full ATX (so no onboard VGA)
 
Overclocking potential with any new cpu is a lottery - unless you have the boxes in your hand and know the good batches in advance

Edit: that board does have o/b graphic (that what the G stands for) it just has them turned off with no graphics port - very odd. Does have both serial and parrallel ports with is also unusually for a new chipset.

I guess it's cost - Advantages of a G40 NB (more RAM etc) but still the cheap ICH7 SB
 
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shadowscotland said:
Edit: that board does have o/b graphic (that what the G stands for) it just has them turned off with no graphics port - very odd. Does have both serial and parrallel ports with is also unusually for a new chipset.

I guess it's cost - Advantages of a G40 NB (more RAM etc) but still the cheap ICH7 SB
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Yeah but the "cheap" ICH7 is the reason I want it... its Intel IDE not Jmicron and I need Intel IDE for my app (see sig!!)
 
I've got mine up to 3.2Ghz and i've had to up my vcore voltage but not by much - 1.16XXXv or lower 1.17XXX i can't remember. But that's well with in the Wolfdale's tollerance. I haven't tried any further as i know i'll probably hit problems - i'm not bothered about eeking out that extra few Mhz - as long as it's stable and doing more than i paid for it to do. (3.2 was my target)

However, i had to up my voltages from 2.8Ghz onwards - but that may just be that my board wasn't giving it enough juice in the first place.

But as already mentioned - it's a lottery - there are so many factors contributing to its success: chip, mb, memory, psu, your ability to balance your mb's settings...

But on past and present reviews they're great chips for clocking - read this thread it will probably tell you all you could ever want to know - it's a great thread.

Plec
 
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i have the £40ish ga-g31-es2l matx board, combined with my e5200 i didn't need to up the volts till 3.33, so i guess it really is a lottery.

my system is currently in pieces, modding a coolermaster 340 to add 2x 120mm fans at the front, and adding a northbridge heatsink (the g31 nb gets far too hot affecting temps).

once this is complete i will have a play and see if i can get +1ghz :-)
 
VID is 1.225v so a 1.05v is fair enough :) I have 2 E5200 rigs - both run @ 1.05v. I haven't bothered clocking them as one is mated with a 9400GT and the other a Radeon 3650.
 
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VID is 1.225v so a 1.05v is fair enough :) I have 2 E5200 rigs - both run @ 1.05v. I haven't bothered clocking them as one is mated with a 9400GT and the other a Radeon 3650.
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fairly new to overclocking, just been playing around with volts -

e5200 @ 3.0ghz - 1.062 volts

how long do i need to run orthos for stabillity? (currently 5 mins)
 
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how long do i need to run orthos for stabillity? (currently 5 mins)
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At least an hour - some people run it for a few hours and some leave it all night. A few hours is, probably, the recommended consensus.

I run it for an hour usually and then then just abuse it with apps and games - if it's still stable after that i'm happy.

But much longer than 5 minutes :)
 
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testing @ 3ghz with 1.1v failed on orthos after 1h30m, just boosted back up to stock.

3.33 seems to be the point where you need to boost the volts.
 
Sounds about right.

It now comes down to what clock speed you're content with. I gave myself a traget of 3.2Ghz and it's virtually at stock and i'm obviously happy. In a few months time i'll probably search out few more Mhz because i'll probably be thinking of upgrading my chip.

If you get 3.2+ comfortably that's a great clock ratio by 'old score standards' - run with it for a while and get a feel for your system and you'll be better equiped for clocking the nuts off it later.

What memory have you got and it's settings and what's your nb voltage? - it maybe that we can get 3.4Ghz...

Plec
 
going to leave it at 3 for a while but would like to see how far i can push without silly temps :-)

corsair 1066, my board - g31-es2l doesn't allow manual ram settings or nb voltage.

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FYI all, I got an E5300 - its a lovely chip. Hits 3466 (13*266) at default volts. Not tried further and my board isnt really designed for OC as its a SFF case. Running 12*266 for a round 3200mhz now.
 
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