Finally, I got a stable 3.0GHz overclock!

Ramomar · 03-22-2008, 08:01 PM

After a week (no joke!

) of different attempts to reach 3.0GHz stable and at low voltage...I failed! (the low voltage part of the sentence)

I got the stable part but at high voltages. Man I was at 2.7GHz thinking, am I really gonna let this chip stay at 2.7GHz after reading all those good reviews? Hell no! so heck I raised the voltage to 1.475v (one notch higher than last time I tried to reach 3.0GHz and make it stable), gave it 333 FSB and booted up Vista no problem.

I did 5 hours under ORTHOS with no problems/errors. That's stable I guess.
Temps are idling at ~29C and 55C max under ORTHOS load.

***EDIT: NOT ^

Mtag · 03-26-2008, 03:47 AM

What cpu are we talking about?

Ramomar · 03-26-2008, 03:50 AM

Oh lol

E2160 but I'm not stable anymore, I'm at 2.88GHz right now

Thanks for the response though

**oscaryu1** · 03-26-2008, 04:07 AM

You see why I got the E2140?

Anyways, 2.88 is still great!

ThatGuy16 · 03-26-2008, 04:10 AM

Why is it not stable anymore??

Ramomar · 03-26-2008, 04:11 AM

Yeah, but I got attracted for the little $3+ for the E2160 thinking those 200MHz on stock would actually help!

Lol yeah a 1GHz OC is perfect for me, what, it's like a $70 chip? But yeah I wish I could be stable at 3.0GHz. To think I was aiming at 3.2Ghz when I bought it!

I could actually run ORTHOS 8 hours at 3.0GHz but my voltage was at 1.475v (on BIOS) and COD4 crashed so I didn't feel like taking anymore risk and 2.88GHz is where I stayed.

LOL

WhiteFireDragon · 03-26-2008, 04:51 AM

what mobo and cooling are you using? i'm seriously thinking about building another comp based on a low end core2duo and overclock the hell out of it and your results is more confirmation of it being a good idea

Ramomar · 03-26-2008, 04:52 AM

Yeah man go ahead!

Specs are on my sig

WhiteFireDragon · 03-26-2008, 04:55 AM

lol dam now i feel more more stupid. i always overlook little things before asking...

Ramomar · 03-26-2008, 04:57 AM

Hehe it's cool I'm like that sometimes. So what are your current specs?

These little Exxx budget CPUs are really worth the cash man!

03-22-2008, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ramomar VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 17 Posts: 6,857	Finally, I got a stable 3.0GHz overclock! After a week (no joke! ) of different attempts to reach 3.0GHz stable and at low voltage...I failed! (the low voltage part of the sentence) I got the stable part but at high voltages. Man I was at 2.7GHz thinking, am I really gonna let this chip stay at 2.7GHz after reading all those good reviews? Hell no! so heck I raised the voltage to 1.475v (one notch higher than last time I tried to reach 3.0GHz and make it stable), gave it 333 FSB and booted up Vista no problem. I did 5 hours under ORTHOS with no problems/errors. That's stable I guess. Temps are idling at ~29C and 55C max under ORTHOS load. **EDIT: NOT ^ __________________ Pentium E2160 \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 \| Sapphire HD3870 \| Rosewill RD500 500W \| Antec 300 Winner of Photo Tourney: "What Were They Thinking?", "Grass", "Feelings/Emotions" & "Fireworks" My Flickr Last edited by Ramomar; 03-26-2008 at 03:51 AM.*

03-26-2008, 03:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ramomar VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 17 Posts: 6,857	Oh lol E2160 but I'm not stable anymore, I'm at 2.88GHz right now Thanks for the response though __________________ Pentium E2160 \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 \| Sapphire HD3870 \| Rosewill RD500 500W \| Antec 300 Winner of Photo Tourney: "What Were They Thinking?", "Grass", "Feelings/Emotions" & "Fireworks" My Flickr

03-26-2008, 04:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 14 Posts: 10,640	You see why I got the E2140? Anyways, 2.88 is still great! __________________ Q6600 P45-DS3R 2x 2GB AMPx DDR2-1066 CL5 Western Digital Caviar 8MB 160GB SATAII HIS Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-E 2.0 w/ Zalman ZF1000 DVD Burner SATAII hec 600W Dual Rail PSU Gigabyte ATX Case

03-26-2008, 04:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 18 Posts: 5,795	Why is it not stable anymore?? __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20974

03-26-2008, 04:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ramomar VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 17 Posts: 6,857	Yeah, but I got attracted for the little $3+ for the E2160 thinking those 200MHz on stock would actually help! Lol yeah a 1GHz OC is perfect for me, what, it's like a $70 chip? But yeah I wish I could be stable at 3.0GHz. To think I was aiming at 3.2Ghz when I bought it! I could actually run ORTHOS 8 hours at 3.0GHz but my voltage was at 1.475v (on BIOS) and COD4 crashed so I didn't feel like taking anymore risk and 2.88GHz is where I stayed. LOL __________________ Pentium E2160 \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 \| Sapphire HD3870 \| Rosewill RD500 500W \| Antec 300 Winner of Photo Tourney: "What Were They Thinking?", "Grass", "Feelings/Emotions" & "Fireworks" My Flickr

03-26-2008, 03:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mtag Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 58	What cpu are we talking about?

03-26-2008, 04:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 820	what mobo and cooling are you using? i'm seriously thinking about building another comp based on a low end core2duo and overclock the hell out of it and your results is more confirmation of it being a good idea

03-26-2008, 04:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ramomar VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 17 Posts: 6,857	Yeah man go ahead! Specs are on my sig __________________ Pentium E2160 \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 \| Sapphire HD3870 \| Rosewill RD500 500W \| Antec 300 Winner of Photo Tourney: "What Were They Thinking?", "Grass", "Feelings/Emotions" & "Fireworks" My Flickr

03-26-2008, 04:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 820	lol dam now i feel more more stupid. i always overlook little things before asking...

03-26-2008, 04:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ramomar VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 17 Posts: 6,857	Hehe it's cool I'm like that sometimes. So what are your current specs? These little Exxx budget CPUs are really worth the cash man! __________________ Pentium E2160 \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 \| Sapphire HD3870 \| Rosewill RD500 500W \| Antec 300 Winner of Photo Tourney: "What Were They Thinking?", "Grass", "Feelings/Emotions" & "Fireworks" My Flickr

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