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

set the memory to 333,pushed fsb upto 255 and then 260 and it`s booted up both times.
cpu speed has only gone up to 2.10 from 2ghz,i shall just try increasing fsb gradually whilst using 333 settings
Thanks
Steve
 
No prob, have a look at what speed your memory is running at with cpu-z and keep an eye out on your temps.

Basically you could push it until your memory running at 333mhz reaches 400mhz being its original speed.

Whats are your temps?
 
hi
cpu-z says my memory is running at frequency 215.9mhz,fsm dram is 5.4,cas latency is 2.5 clocks
My temps are 42 according to TAT,after i`ve run a game they have gone as high as 50,is this normal
Current cpu speed is 2.2ghz

thanks
Steve
 
what should the vcore limit be to this cpu when cooling on air.
At the moment im putting 1.432v (cpu-z) thru it, hitting 360 x 9 (3240Mhz). I've been running orthos for 1hr and getting a max temp of 60c.
Im going to leave it running all night... if it is to fail, is it safe enough to pump more vcore into it, or should i relax the speed a bit.
It seemed pretty stable at stock volts 333 x 9 (3Ghz).
 
zepplin said:
what should the vcore limit be to this cpu when cooling on air.
At the moment im putting 1.432v (cpu-z) thru it, hitting 360 x 9 (3240Mhz). I've been running orthos for 1hr and getting a max temp of 60c.
Im going to leave it running all night... if it is to fail, is it safe enough to pump more vcore into it, or should i relax the speed a bit.
It seemed pretty stable at stock volts 333 x 9 (3Ghz).
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Generally 20%ish, so you should be alright going up to even as far as 1.59V especially with those fairly sound temperatures. Not sure if there's something wrong with the temp measuring on my chip as with every program I've tried my 2140 has never gone over 42 degrees C under load and that's 1.375V 3.2GHz.
 
Regarding temperature monitoring on these cpu's and which to trust :

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=131008&page=8

Core temp 0.95 with the setting 'Show delta to Tjunction temp' seems to be the best way of monitoring temps while overclocking. The default setting is BS!
I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but having seen some of my coretemp .95 cpu readings in the mid 70's i thought something was not right.
 
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That show delta to Tjunction temp will give a lower numerical value when at load than at idle, which will probably just confuse u and anyone else. All it is is Tjunction temp - current temp = delta to Tjunction temp.
 
Stupid chip lol :p .

I cannot get my Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 3GHZ stable. Ive raised the Vcore to 1.5Volts now :eek: , upped the chipset voltages near to their max and as soon as i run Intel TAT i get an instant lockup. :(

Specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E2140
ASUS P5B Deluxe
Crucial Ballistix 5300 Memory.
 
Would it be best to get rid of the thermal compound that comes pre-applied to the E2140 and put some Arctic Silver on as I have some in the draw?

How much do you need on C2D. Just a little dab on the centre like with A64's?
 
warren_1979 said:
Would it be best to get rid of the thermal compound that comes pre-applied to the E2140 and put some Arctic Silver on as I have some in the draw?

How much do you need on C2D. Just a little dab on the centre like with A64's?
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Thin line down the middle of the IHS
 
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Hmmm running a bit warm now methinks! Thats with just 1.4vCore and a Thermalright Ultra-120 sitting on it?
 
Big.Wayne said:
Hmmm running a bit warm now methinks! Thats with just 1.4vCore and a Thermalright Ultra-120 sitting on it?[/QUOTE]


I reinstalled windows at weekend and now my temps are similar to yours under prime :confused: I dont believe them though as my water block is cold to the touch. Not sure whats happened.
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Big.Wayne said:
running a bit warm
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Oh I just found out my two 80mm exhaust fans were not working? They were connected to the ANTEC PSU's 'Fan-Only' connectors but the PSU has decided they were not needed?

Got the whole rig apart today and it was amazingly hot after a prime session! I guess without any exhaust fans the hot air just got recycled again and again . . . .

Lesson learnt, if in doubt take the case side off and if your temps drop a massive amount then something is up lol! :)
 
Hi all,
could do with abit of advise on overclocking my 2160 if anyones is gain!

Currently got it clocked at 2700 with FSB 300, voltage (after vdrop) of 1.232.

I have disabled all the usual things in the bios, and locked the PCI-E frequency. With it setup like this, it is Orthos stable for 8 hours with a max temp of bout 55 for both cores.

The problem comes when I try to up the FSB above 300. I have tested it at 310, 315 and 320, and every time the machine just restarted either whist loading into windows, or after about 5 seconds of running Orthos.

Anyone care to offer forward some ideas?? ;)

Cheers all
Dan Chambers
 
Crashmaster07 said:
Hi all,
could do with abit of advise on overclocking my 2160 if anyones is gain!

Currently got it clocked at 2700 with FSB 300, voltage (after vdrop) of 1.232.

I have disabled all the usual things in the bios, and locked the PCI-E frequency. With it setup like this, it is Orthos stable for 8 hours with a max temp of bout 55 for both cores.

The problem comes when I try to up the FSB above 300. I have tested it at 310, 315 and 320, and every time the machine just restarted either whist loading into windows, or after about 5 seconds of running Orthos.

Anyone care to offer forward some ideas?? ;)

Cheers all
Dan Chambers
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could it be your mobo?
 
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