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

I've had a crack at overclocking my 2160. I'm new to overclocking and my TAT intel tool thing shows the clock at 2700 however CPU-Z shows it at 1800 with x6 multiplier then jumps to 2700 with x9 every now and then. Have I got one of the settings wrong?
 
I got an E2140 for the price of a few beers and it landed this morning.

The most stable I can get the chip at is 3Ghz with 1.39v on a P35-DS3L.

It was also stable at 2.8Ghz with idle temps of 31c and I really had to crank the vcore up to get it past that.

I will give it 24hrs of Orthos later to see if it can stick at 3Ghz. Idle temps are 37c.

I'm happy with it so far and hoping to have it sat at around 2.4Ghz-2.6Ghz in my Media Center.

2.8Ghz with 1.28v through it.

3Ghz with 1.39v through it.
 
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Well this is my first attempt at overclocking and a damn good result I reckon. I think I could probably push it quite a bit more but really don't see the point tbh, would rather have the lower voltage and temps. Memory running 800mhz 1:1 at 4-4-4-15 timings.

All for £31 delivered, I'm chuffed! :cool:
 
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@ukbrainstew - nice use of the OC forums for a backdrop.

Seems you got a good'un if it will clock to that at such a low voltage.

My E2200 needs 1.4625v to run at 3ghz (10x300), my RAM is at 900mhz 4-4-4-12 @2.2v. Orthos stable (small FFTs) for 12hrs, max temp 63*c on each core, about 68*C for the whole CPU (it was also very hot in my room at the time). Think I will try lapping it sometime. If i want to take it any higher than 3ghz it needs over 1.5v and i'm not even sure thats stable. Still, 3000mhz is plenty fast enough for me for now.
Super PI 1M calcutlation takes a scrinch over 20 seconds. Can't get 3Dmark to work at the moment (it installs, but just hangs when trying to load). Will get folding soon, also goign to try GPU folding.
 
easyrider said:
Did it pass 8hrs?
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Yep, ran 10 hours of small FFTs overnight and ran blend for about 8 hours today and came through unscathed, it seems I got really lucky with the chip. I haven't tried a lower voltage or a higher OC but I think I'm quite happy with this tbh, excellent OC, 1:1 memory at 800mhz, and voltage well within spec.

I've just swapped out my two 120mm case fans that came with my build for a couple blue Yate Loons and my temps. have dropped a few degrees and the whole PC is much quieter. Really rather impressive considering the spec. its running at and the price I paid.

I'm using the Akasa 965 to cool my CPU because in the reviews I read it comfortably outperformed the AF Pro and is cheaper to boot. My experience with it seems to back that up, great budget cooler.
 
ukbrainstew said:
Yep, ran 10 hours of small FFTs overnight and ran blend for about 8 hours today and came through unscathed, it seems I got really lucky with the chip. I haven't tried a lower voltage or a higher OC but I think I'm quite happy with this tbh, excellent OC, 1:1 memory at 800mhz, and voltage well within spec.

I've just swapped out my two 120mm case fans that came with my build for a couple blue Yate Loons and my temps. have dropped a few degrees and the whole PC is much quieter. Really rather impressive considering the spec. its running at and the price I paid.

I'm using the Akasa 965 to cool my CPU because in the reviews I read it comfortably outperformed the AF Pro and is cheaper to boot. My experience with it seems to back that up, great budget cooler.
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Screenie at 10hrs would be a nice addition to this thread,:)
 
easyrider said:
Screenie at 10hrs would be a nice addition to this thread,:)
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Didn't think to take one. I think I'm going to run it again tonight (it can't hurt to be doubly sure), so I'll try and post up a screenie tomorrow. Kinda tempted to see just how far this thing can go as its evidently a very nice chip.

Edit: Just tried upping the multi to x9 to get 3.6ghz. Will post with 1.4v set in bios (up from 1.35v) but need to up it to 1.5v to boot into Windows, and after checking Orthos it definitely isn't stable. No way I'm going to run it at 3.6ghz regularly but I think I'll try and see how many volts it needs to be stable there. Really enjoying overclocking, you lot have converted me.

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Well after giving it 1.55v in the BIOS it seems to be coping with Orthos OK so far but the temps are far too toasty and my fan is far too noisy for this to be an at all practical overclock with my setup, even if it manages to pass 10 hours of Orthos. Still its nice to know it might well be capable of it, and with a more high end cooling solution, the temps. might end up reasonable. So certainley a cracking chip, but 3.2ghz is definitely going to be the sweet spot for me, cool, quiet, low voltage and plenty fast for just about anything.
 
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Finally got mine installed.


Nice idle temp.


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Will see what temp gets too after an hour of so of Orthos.



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Sold my Q6600 so putting in a E2180 this afternoon for the time being... will be under dual pa120.3 (cant be arsed to take water setup apart!) so will be interesting to see what it will do
 
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