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***The Official E2140/E2160 Overclocking Thread***

Not being funny or anything but all these clocks @ 2.7ghz etc..

Are really boring.

These chips will do 3ghz without a sweat and I would really like to see some 3.2ghz + action.


2.7ghz is lame boring and dull.

THIS IS AN OVERCLOCKERS FORUM IS IT NOT?


ANY C2D WILL DO 3GHZ!


ITS THE NICE CLOCKS NOT THE EASY SAME CLOCKS TBH
 
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lay-z-boy said:
One that I built a few weeks back (asked in this thread previously for mainboard choice) is doing 3.3ghz on 120.1 water :)
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Please link me to your screenie :)


I have yet to get mine above 3.2ghz orthos stable


seeing yours at 3.3ghz orthos stable would be great

Again forgive me if you have posted a orthos stabilty shot @ 3.3ghz
 
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Since when did this become a competition or a place to insult people? Get a grip man, people are allowed to report progress whether it be successful or unsuccesful with an OC.

The idea of a forum like this is to contribute, and Easy are you personally Guarenteeing that every Core 2 Duo ever made does 3GHz, if so you are the one who is crazy.

Maybe you should make a new thread with the title "E2140/2160 Max Stable OC's above 3GHz only please"

As for my progression with these CPU's I only get to play with them for a day or two maximum as they are builds for other people who generally either want zero OC or a very mild and ultra stable OC.

Hope you can enjoy your day knowing that some people might only be running their CPU at 2.8GHz ZOMG Shock horror :eek:
 
I can see both sides of this argument.Yes 3ghz is a great overclock,hell its 85% on my e2140! At the same time people are interested in seeing how far the chips can go and are always wanting to push the boundaries this is OVERCLOCKERS afterall.

On the otherside of that coin:

Without information from people regarding steps they took to get from,for example 2.6ghz to 3ghz then the majority of people here would be lost . The reports of 3ghz maybe boring for some people but for others it's a great achievement and instead of slating them for it we should be offering advice and tips so WE all can improve our overclocks.
 
CS||nuTs said:
I can see both sides of this argument.Yes 3ghz is a great overclock,hell its 85% on my e2140! At the same time people are interested in seeing how far the chips can go and are always wanting to push the boundaries this is OVERCLOCKERS afterall.

On the otherside of that coin:

Without information from people regarding steps they took to get from,for example 2.6ghz to 3ghz then the majority of people here would be lost . The reports of 3ghz maybe boring for some people but for others it's a great achievement and instead of slating them for it we should be offering advice and tips so WE all can improve our overclocks.
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Agreed,

I apologise for my outburst :o

Sorry

easyrider
 
CS||nuTs said:
I can see both sides of this argument.Yes 3ghz is a great overclock,hell its 85% on my e2140! At the same time people are interested in seeing how far the chips can go and are always wanting to push the boundaries this is OVERCLOCKERS afterall.

On the otherside of that coin:

Without information from people regarding steps they took to get from,for example 2.6ghz to 3ghz then the majority of people here would be lost . The reports of 3ghz maybe boring for some people but for others it's a great achievement and instead of slating them for it we should be offering advice and tips so WE all can improve our overclocks.
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Well said!
 
lol sorry,but i ws offended by what has been said.

I have only ever built two computers in my life, this is my second try at overclocking in my life. So im no pro at this!

I can not afford hundreds of ££ on motherboards. The mobo i have has a 300mhzfsb limit for MANY PEOPLE. Meaning on my current chip 2.7 is the MAX OVERCLOCK for many people. Sure if i had a hundred pound motherboard i would be aiming for over 3ghz, but some of us cant afford it.

I felt really happy, and a sense of achievment, that i had gone as far as my hardware could take me overclocking wise. Ive gone from 1.8 to 2.7 gigs ive never done that in my life. Non of my friends know anything about overclocking so i felt here was the only place to talk about it and discuss tips and share my efforts.

But after that post i just feel like a noob because my overclock is actually "lame" and nobody cares.

Cheers, my last post on here, thanks to all that actually help.
 
Dont give up mate.You are pushing your cpu with the hardware you have available. Im sure 2.7ghz feels plenty fast enough and you are obviously pleased with it and so you should be.Its a cheap chip running a lot higher than most people need.

Enjoy it,play some games and think of the cash you saved!
 
easyrider said:
Please link me to your screenie :)


I have yet to get mine above 3.2ghz orthos stable


seeing yours at 3.3ghz orthos stable would be great

Again forgive me if you have posted a orthos stabilty shot @ 3.3ghz
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Will dig around in my screeny's folder when I get home tonight, I think i did a quick bench + long stability test before I sent it off.
 
Camalot said:
lol sorry,but i ws offended by what has been said.

I have only ever built two computers in my life, this is my second try at overclocking in my life. So im no pro at this!

I can not afford hundreds of ££ on motherboards. The mobo i have has a 300mhzfsb limit for MANY PEOPLE. Meaning on my current chip 2.7 is the MAX OVERCLOCK for many people. Sure if i had a hundred pound motherboard i would be aiming for over 3ghz, but some of us cant afford it.

I felt really happy, and a sense of achievment, that i had gone as far as my hardware could take me overclocking wise. Ive gone from 1.8 to 2.7 gigs ive never done that in my life. Non of my friends know anything about overclocking so i felt here was the only place to talk about it and discuss tips and share my efforts.

But after that post i just feel like a noob because my overclock is actually "lame" and nobody cares.

Cheers, my last post on here, thanks to all that actually help.
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aww man, don't be offended...the fact of the matter is that our motherboard can't get a high FSB. C2D's are making people crazy; before C2D's no one could get a 50% overclock on a stock heatsink/fan. You done good man!
 
Hi all,

I tried running @ 3375MHz last night (375 * 9)
Couldn't get Orthos past 30 mins so kept upping the volts until my nerve ran out at 1.65v :eek: (Although the temperatures never got above 60-61 degs in TAT)

According to the overclocking guide a 20% overvolt should be safe (1.575v) but how far have other people gone with this chip?

Maybe I'll try upping the FSB to 420-425 with a x8 multiplier.

Looking forward to lay-z-boy's stability shot.

Ps,
The Asrock and E21xx must be the best ?for? combo you can buy at the mo.
Its nice to see what you can do with a shoe string budget.
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VAPORIZER PIPE
 
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steve258 said:
As long as the HSF has good contact either is fine, thing is if you use the thin layer method with a concaved IHS you will have similar results as Big.Wayne's, whereas if you put a line down the middle or a grain-size in the centre at least you know the contact in the centre of IHS is good. The line-down-the-middle method is suggested in the AS5 manual online.

This is how I did it:
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I put paste around the edge of the heatspreader and a cross, then I press it down and check the contact and apply more paste where it didnt make contact. I have lapped a cpu in the past but its not worth the warrenty to me.

I was at 3Ghz with 1.375v and then I bumped it up to 1.4v since bf2 crashed occationally (even though xx hours orthos stable), and its not crashed since.

I have booted at 3.3Ghz with 1.4v by accident when I didnt set the multi to 8x with my e2160.

Ive done some orthos at 3.2Ghz but I dont like the temperatures. I was at 85'c with the stock cooler at 3Ghz and now 65'c-70 with xp-120.
 
Has anyone who as used the above thermal paste method and actually removed the hsf to see if the paste has spread correctly.

I have done it myself after lapping my E2140, but wonder if the above method is only for cpus that are concave.
 
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megatron said:
I put paste around the edge of the heatspreader and a cross, then I press it down and check the contact and apply more paste where it didnt make contact. I have lapped a cpu in the past but its not worth the warrenty to me.

I was at 3Ghz with 1.375v and then I bumped it up to 1.4v since bf2 crashed occationally (even though xx hours orthos stable), and its not crashed since.

I have booted at 3.3Ghz with 1.4v by accident when I didnt set the multi to 8x with my e2160.

Ive done some orthos at 3.2Ghz but I dont like the temperatures. I was at 85'c with the stock cooler at 3Ghz and now 65'c-70 with xp-120.
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You make Jesus cry with your method of applying paste :(
 
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