rasa123

Hey everyone, I was just wondering what your opinions are about my current overclocking conundrum. I got a cheap e2180 and quickly oc'ed it to 2.6Ghz from its stock 2Ghz. I saw a large improvement and am trying to decide if I should go to 3Ghz. I know it won't be that hard to do on this chip, I just don't know if I will see any noticeable improvement in my frame rates on some of the games I play. Is it worth it?

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j0z3

Sure!!
i have my e2160 @ 3.2ghz and it's way faster than what it was before.

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slyoteboy

E2180 at 3.0 here , only thing holding me back is temps. Prob can get 3.2 to 3.4 out of it with cooler

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rasa123

What kind of temps should I expect at 3Ghz with a basically stock cooler? I have plenty of airflow throughout my system, so that shouldn't be a problem.

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Pckid212

I had mine at 3.4Ghz and saw a noticeable difference.

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toMsons1987

Yes, go to 3.0GHz and you'll be happy. Above that you wont see much difference and just get more heat.

l4n b0y

i run mine in my 2nd pc at 3.4 daily, and can superpi at 3.6

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halifax1

I can't get my E2140 higher than 3.2, but it's amazing at 3.2.

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Stig 0

Got mine at 3.33Ghz at 1.44v (Before Vdrop)

Also by the way My temps max at 68 Overall 63 on the cores This Is with an Thermal take ..... Check My sig.

I had it at 3.40 But i could not keep it stable I think It was an MB Problem

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rasa123

I decided to try to get to 3GHz and it was really quite easy. I upped the vcore to 1.3875v and just changed the fsb to 1200. It bumped my 3dmark 06 score my like 200 points and I can tell a difference in the total speed of the computer. I don't think I'll go any further with the overclocking because I am quite happy where this thing is right now. Thanks for all your help, guys.

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best 3dmark 06 score: 12060 (for now)
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
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