overclock E2140 NOOB!

dogstroker · 25 Feb 2008 at 08:09

HELP! Tried to overclock my E2140 on a gigabyte ga-p35c-ds3r but no matter how small the overclock the cpu resets back to default settings?? Ive tried following this months CUSTOM PC overclock guide but still no good. :confused:

Any words of wisdom??

TA!

MeatLoaf · 25 Feb 2008 at 09:11

First thing id try is setting the FSB to 266Mhz ( 1066 ) as your board definatly should boot at that frequency.

Check your memory timings ( Press CTRL + F1 to see the menu ) and set the divider to 2.0, meaning your RAM will run at 533Mhz at 266FSB.

dogstroker · 25 Feb 2008 at 15:46

Cheers...will give it a go later!

pegasus1 · 25 Feb 2008 at 16:05

I put an E2180 in this mobo for a build and is sooo easy to get stable at 3.33ghz with an AC7Pro. Its a very combination for OCing and E2140 is very good as well.

Bennah · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:37

How does a E2180 perform at 3.3GHz?

dogstroker · 25 Feb 2008 at 19:01

Nope still not clocking....tried the above settings....but had to clear CMOS to get system to boot?? :confused:

DavidB · 25 Feb 2008 at 20:10

Stress test the computer at stock, test the RAM too, and check temperatures.

tyranus · 26 Feb 2008 at 08:03

So does this mean that the magazine method is no good? I have that copy and I'm holding fire for the time being

dogstroker · 26 Feb 2008 at 08:17

WOOHOO!!!

finally sorted prob, the memory wasn't supported by the board DOH! for now im running at 2.4, not bad for a £50 board and a £35 cpu, Gotta love THE BAY!

dogstroker · 26 Feb 2008 at 08:18

TYRANUS..GO FOR IT and let me how you get on! :cool:

tyranus · 26 Feb 2008 at 10:04

So its good? Gonna have a go maybe at the weekend, I'll let you know

pegasus1 · 26 Feb 2008 at 12:19

Bennah said:
How does a E2180 perform at 3.3GHz?

Very good, i didnt build it as a gaming machine so just stuck a 8400gs in but it fly's in all other tasks, its mainly used for video editing and for the money it offers great value. It ripped and encoded a dual layer film faster than my E6300 but the E2180 had 2x2gigs of Ram (Vista 32) but the E6300 only 2x1Gig (XP 32).