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***The Official E4300 Overclocking Thread***
- Thread starter easyrider
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Lolcb said:
'Fun'
wow, you got one big wallet
Might get one of these, cheap, should oc well and could be a speedy upgrade over my x2.
e4300
1gb patriot pc8000 (will move over to 2-4gb d9 crucial later)
abit 680i
x1900xtx to begin with, will then migrate my current main rig parts to it
Just need to deiced if its really worth it and then begin to coax the money out of my bank
.I hope u get one soon, I remember you were hot sheet with the old DDR memory, would be good to have u 'unleased' upon the world of DDR2!Minstadave said:
According to Intel's roadmap these chips are meant to recieve a price-slash in quarter 2 (end march/early april?) are u really gonna wait that long? To top it off they will be releasing the e6320/e6340 (4MB) chips at roughly the same time (I know u want one of those), so whats it gonna be?
Soldato
There can be only one, sorry that's Highlander.Big.Wayne said:lets not oversimplify things
after all, some people are beginners who can't overclock everything 'with ease'
All those descriptions, oversimplify? There's only "one" vcore, yes? You know, the actual droop measured with a multimeter. None of this monitoring rubbish, most of em over-read.
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Lol, well if you care to teach us all how to measure vCore using a multimeter (and also recommend a cheap multimeter) then maybe more of us can 'skip' the 'monitoring rubbish'fornowagain said:
In the meantime we have to make do with what we got/can use!
Soldato
Simple fact is you're more than likely under-volting from where you think you are. Monitors/Bios can be miles out, boards droop by design and don't tell you. You talk about all these vcores, there is just the one. Same goes for memory, mch, fsb...Big.Wayne said:Lol, well if you care to teach us all how to measure vCore using a multimeter (and also recommend a cheap multimeter) then maybe more of us can 'skip' the 'monitoring rubbish'
In the meantime we have to make do with what we got/can use!
DMM's? Look for a description/spec for 3.5 digit accuracy. If you're overclocking get a multimeter. Its a must. I like Fluke or Micronta DMM's. Cheaper ones are just as good for this application, don't pay more than £30/40 from a popular highstreet electronics store. If you're willing to spend hundreds on a board, £30 isn't much to make sure things are as they appear. Its also quite handy for testing PSU stability.
Vcore. More than likely someone will have found the voltage points for you. Look/Ask. If they haven't, they're not hard to find. The manufacturers place vpoints (little copper/solder dimples) for testing. Two wires, black one to PSU black. Red one to vregs/smd around the socket (if you can't see the vpoints). Monitor a point off load, change the voltage in bios and see if it changes. Find the lowest in the range that changes = v***. Don't be surprised if its lower. Bios values often have fixed offsets that vary from idle to load. Ever noticed a voltage change after a bios flash? Two identical boards can read differently, calibration. Once you know the actual offset, then you can trust the bios value.
As long as you don't short two points and stick the DMM on DCv, you wont hurt anything.
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Soldato
Caporegime
Big.Wayne said:I hope u get one soon, I remember you were hot sheet with the old DDR memory, would be good to have u 'unleased' upon the world of DDR2!
According to Intel's roadmap these chips are meant to recieve a price-slash in quarter 2 (end march/early april?) are u really gonna wait that long? To top it off they will be releasing the e6320/e6340 (4MB) chips at roughly the same time (I know u want one of those), so whats it gonna be?
Yeah I'm not sure how long I'll hold off, I do want one of the 4MB chips, but I'd be quite chuffed with a near 100% overclock on an E4300 to tide me over for a year or so. I guess I'll be looking to spend around £300-£400 on CPU+Mobo+RAM and a decent cooler.
joeyjojo said:
Board wise I'll probably go for something cheaper like the DS3 or DFI 975 board, as I'm not bothered about SLI/Crossfire, just want to hit a decent FSB and really grill some decent DDR2.
Soldato
Minstadave, how about the Asus P5N-E? Looks like a great clocking board for the given budget price!
Soldato
LOTS!Big.Wayne said:
Will be watching this thread with interest, might be using one of these on a build for a mate.
