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***The Official E4300 Overclocking Thread***

JamesM said:
Got a new HSF today so will see what I can reach tonight, currently at 3GHz stable on stock cooling. I did try 3.2Ghz which is was ok at for a while but rebooted so thats either CPU or northbridge temps getting too high. Whether the northbridge is a weak link on the DS3 as to heat im not sure.
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Just dont get why people are clocking using the stock HSF. :confused:

The reason why the pc rebooted at 3.2ghz was probably the chip overheating.
 
clv101 said:
What’s the verdict on these E4300 then? Are they clocking as far as the similarly multiplied (x9) E6600? If not, why not?

Given a good board like the P5B Deluxe and half decent 800MHz RAM is the E6300 or E4300 likely to return the best clocks all else being equal?
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6000 series will get you higher clocks.

The 4300 are great for mobos with low end limited FSB like the asrocks.

Pair one up with one of them and 2.7ghz will be easy.

If you have a top end 965 mobo then get either a 6300/6400
 
The 4300 is a useful cpu in a budget performance environment.

I have just bought a Asrock 945G DVI mobo that has a limit of around 300 FSB.

Twin this with a E4300 and the 9x Multi and you have a very nice 2.7ghz budget media pc.

That will be faster than a FX 62

all for around £150 :D

As said if you have a DS3 or a mobo with nice high FSB limits the 6300 is the better cpu.
 
WJA96 said:
I don't think it'll work because it's not FSB limited - it's limited by the lack of a PCI/PCIe lock, just like all the other 945/965mATX boards. I hope it does work though as there are hundreds of us waiting for a decent clocking mATX board. Keep us posted.
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Reading reviews they have said" Overclocking that allows higher FSB due to fixed PCIE/ PCI Buses on the ASROCK 945G DVI.

We clocked the board to max of 299 FSB"

So going on this review 299 x 9 should be achievable 2.691 ghz

which will be fine for my needs.

Anandtech review Here

States that 300 FSB is a gimme with this mobo.

"This board is a decent overclocker for a budget board although we could not help but think the board would easily overclock better with additional memory and processor voltage options"
 
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WJA96 said:
Right - they got roughly 30MHz over the base FSB. If you do that with an E4300 you'll get 230FSB which is 2.1GHz. I've used that board with P4 930's that were known to do 270FSB in an Abit AL-8, but wouldn't break 225FSB on that ASRock board. I hope I'm wrong though.
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LOL you are right,

I never took into account the base FSB of the E4300 being only 800mhz :o

I just went with the multi,

oops :o

2.1ghz it is then.
 
Make your E4300 boot at 9x 266 effectively the same as a 6600

Perfect for Asrock mobos :D


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Bennah said:
Very nice.

Does it run at that stock volts etc?

I like this mod, I wonder how long it lasts... Could get a E4300, mod it and overclock from there. Nice start off @ 266x9. The high multi could be assitance when watercooling is involved.

My plan is: E4300 or E6300 on a Asus P5N-E SLi with GSkill HZ's cooled with Water ;)
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In my testing most 4300's do 3 ghz on stock vcore

Its only when you strat hitting 3.4ghz + when a big boost in vcore is needed

I needed 1.55 for 3.5ghz and only 1.475 for 3.4ghz
 
Combat squirrel said:
So after spending half an hour reading through this thread iv still got no idea of an average overclock on the E4300 chips :D, im thinking of getting one to tide me over until quad core drops in price. So far it seem people are hittin around either 3ghz or 3.6ghz, whats goin on here?

Whats the rough average O/C reached with these chips ?
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Just get a 6300.

The 4300 is only the choice for mobo's with limited FSB options
 
Big.Wayne said:
The E4300 makes a lot of sense now its around the £70 quid mark

P.S: Do you think 'someone' is craving attention? :D
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TBH the 4mb cache 6320 for 30 more makes more sense.

The price of the 4300 against the E2140 make buying a 4300 futile.

55 for a E2140 or 70 for a 4300?

If spending 70 on a 4300 then anyone in their right mind would get a 6320 with double the cache for 30 more.

There is keeping to a budget,but also there is false economy.

Can't wait to test a E2140@ 3.5ghz against my findings of a E4300 @ 3.5ghz
 
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