First attempt at a proper overclock (E2180)

mks2005 · 5 Dec 2007 at 20:27

Hey guys, been messing around with my new C2D rig. Would just like some opinions/advice on my progress so far.

Temps peak at about 66-70 (it fluctuates quite a bit) under maximum stress. (I'm running Orthos and Prime95)

Idle is around 40.

It seems to be stable, although I havent had a chance to let it run for hours and hours.

I'd like to get it up to 3.5Ghz but I'm not sure if I should go any higher with the Vcore? Is it too high as it is? 70 seems a little on the hot side I guess.

Cheers

weescott · 6 Dec 2007 at 06:01

Only 1.44v? Nice! I guess you could squeeze a bit more from you're chip.

wolvers · 6 Dec 2007 at 12:50

I can't help but think that I should get one of these!

What clocks could I get on water cooling?

Kelt · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:14

mks2005 said:
Hey guys, been messing around with my new C2D rig. Would just like some opinions/advice on my progress so far.

What HSF are you using?

manic111 · 6 Dec 2007 at 14:32

And which mobo?

mks2005 · 7 Dec 2007 at 00:33

Abit iP35-E and Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro.

Kelt · 7 Dec 2007 at 01:07

mks2005 said:
Abit iP35-E and Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro.

Damn good clock in my opinion. I've got an OCZ Vendetta coming today so hopefully can get something similar!

jk1001 · 7 Dec 2007 at 09:43

mks2005 said:
Abit iP35-E and Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro.

Very nice clock - you should be able to push it a bit further I think - I've read about 2180s running at 3.6GHz on air. I need to refit my Tuniq Tower and replace the fan to lower my temps a bit as my 2180 currently hits 78c under Orthos (1.5V in BIOS), but so far the chip hasn't complained about the temp and it doesn't go above 65c in normal use (games etc) :-)