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Gaming Intel cpu

ah cool :D yea think ill just get the E2200 for now, can also post my clocking for it and give back some info :)
 
is there any difference between getting the e2180 and the e2200, theres only a few quid in difference in price but does the e2200 have the same oc ability ? surely its worth the few quid to get an extra .2ghz or am i wrong?
 
sare^baw's said:
is there any difference between getting the e2180 and the e2200, theres only a few quid in difference in price but does the e2200 have the same oc ability ? surely its worth the few quid to get an extra .2ghz or am i wrong?
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Just because it costs more doesnt mean anything. You can overclock a low end cpu to a high end and it won't cost as much as a high end. That's what overclocking is all about. Pushing it to its limit without costing an arm and a leg.
 
would i be wrong in assuming the e2200 should achieve a higher clock speed when oc'd

the e2200 is £6 more than the e2180, are you saying they bould both rech the same clock speeds when oc'd
 
The board and heat tends to hold back O/C potential. Go over 3.2GHz and you start to need special coolers etc which defeats the object of a bargain CPU.
 
Not many boards these days struggle to run dual cores over the 450fsb range, so even with an E2140 and its 8 multi you’re looking at 3.6Ghz potentially. Getting to this level is of course dependent on the cpu having that sort of overclocking headroom and the cooling solutions ability to keep the processor cool with the inevatable vcore increase.
 
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