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***The Official E7200 Overclocking Thread***
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Have started playing
Have it in a GA-P31-DS3L mobo, Zalman CNPS9500 cooler, 2gb OCZ XTC PC6400 and 7600GT.
Temps seem similar to those of my E8400, up to 5C difference between cores at idle but on-load they seem to even out.
@ Stock does SuperPI in 19.9s
Got it to boot at 3.26GHz (343 x 9.5) with stock volts, SuperPI of 15.8s.
Currently looking at 3.51GHz (370 x 9.5) with 1.25v in BIOS, superPI of 14.9s.
Have it in a GA-P31-DS3L mobo, Zalman CNPS9500 cooler, 2gb OCZ XTC PC6400 and 7600GT.
Temps seem similar to those of my E8400, up to 5C difference between cores at idle but on-load they seem to even out.
@ Stock does SuperPI in 19.9s
Got it to boot at 3.26GHz (343 x 9.5) with stock volts, SuperPI of 15.8s.
Currently looking at 3.51GHz (370 x 9.5) with 1.25v in BIOS, superPI of 14.9s.
CPU-Z reports 1.184 idle and 1.168 on load
This chip is nowhere near as good as my E8400; the E8400 will do 3.6GHz @ stock volts; the E7200 needs 1.375v in BIOS. SuperPI times @3.6GHz: E8400 - 12.8s; E7200 - 14.4s; E6750 - 14.2s.
Here is a screenshot @ 3.5GHz
This chip is nowhere near as good as my E8400; the E8400 will do 3.6GHz @ stock volts; the E7200 needs 1.375v in BIOS. SuperPI times @3.6GHz: E8400 - 12.8s; E7200 - 14.4s; E6750 - 14.2s.
Here is a screenshot @ 3.5GHz
I read some cool things about that Gigabyte board but is it really that good? I mean is it good enough to make that Wolfdale shine? I heard maybe it could use some attention to cooling as its quite bare?
Still its early days, look forward to your results and if u got time could you find out what the minimum vCore is to get that chip running at stock speeds pls!
I have had this board running @400 with the E6750, but that was using BIOS F3, for this chip I have updated to the beta BIOS F9e and I'm finding it almost impossible to boot with the FSB of 350 or above - got it to boot once @370 and 380, but not anymore at any vcore up to 1.45v.
It runs @3.2 (337*9.5) using stock volts like a dream - did a quick orthos check over 4hrs small ffts. Tried 3.2Ghz as 8*400 and it does not want to know, even with extra vcore. Maybe this beta BIOS is giving me problems?
Think I may have to put this chip in the GA-P35-S3 which has the E8400 in, as I know this will do FSB of 500
Have bought a very cheap Asus P5K-VM board and put in the E7200, have a coolermaster Hyper TX2 cooling it and I can now clock it. Looks as though I have a problem with the GA-P31-DS3L. Here is 4GHz with it - but I don't like the Vcore or the temps much!!!
I don't think it will be mine
3.6Ghz looks a breeze, 3.8ghz a definate possibility. Will see how it goes.3.6 so far!
