my new proc :D

fade2green514 · 08-15-2006, 04:00 PM

im getting the Core 2 Duo e6400

on overclock.net people seem to have gotten up to 3.4ghz at stock voltage and the only reason they stopped was because their memory couldn't handle it.

so the lowest priced processor isn't the best overclocker this time...
then again, it depends on what stepping i get (overclock.net steppings, not intel steppings) and how well i cool it. i think im going to get a freezer 7 pro... and if i find a way to spare a few extra bucks i'll get a big typhoon.

people are cooling these processors passively at stock frequency, or so im told.

we'll see what frequency i can get with the memory and afterward i'll try and lower the latencies.

m0nk3ys1ms · 08-15-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fade2green514

im getting the Core 2 Duo e6400

on overclock.net people seem to have gotten up to 3.4ghz at stock voltage and the only reason they stopped was because their memory couldn't handle it.

so the lowest priced processor isn't the best overclocker this time...
then again, it depends on what stepping i get (overclock.net steppings, not intel steppings) and how well i cool it. i think im going to get a freezer 7 pro... and if i find a way to spare a few extra bucks i'll get a big typhoon.

people are cooling these processors passively at stock frequency, or so im told.

we'll see what frequency i can get with the memory and afterward i'll try and lower the latencies.

Congratulations man, have fun with your Core 2!

ckfordy · 08-15-2006, 04:46 PM

Have fun with your new processor it should be faster then your old one. I would have gotten the E6600 with 2MB more of Cache for each core but that processor should be just fine.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-15-2006, 06:37 PM

What did you do with your previous system, and what happened to your 7900GTX?

If you run benchmarks and play games, I bet that your going to notice a decrease in performance because of the lower-end video card that you replaced.

34erd · 08-15-2006, 07:15 PM

Allendales are gonna be harder to OC than conroes because of there low multiplier, so you need a board that can run a high FSB for overclocking them. Remember, stock FSB is 266 mhz, times an 8X multiplier for the E6400. So to get 3400 Mhz your going to need your FSB at 425 Mhz. And if your chip is somehow capable of going 4 Ghz, you'll need your FSB at 500 Mhz. Intel systems set there RAM and FSB independently so you wont need to worry about stressing out your RAM, but reaching a high FSB should be your biggest concern. Lower your multiplier and see how high you can get, then go back and OC the chip.

fade2green514 · 08-15-2006, 08:13 PM

im going to get an ASUS board... plenty of o/cing capability. ill check into that on overclock.net though.
also, the 7900gtx doesnt support HDR and FSAA at the same time.
i want an ATI anyways just because of the AVIVO video converter.
im definitely convinced that SLI is better but also that i don't want to use a dual card setup because it consumes too much electricity.

08-15-2006, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,434	my new proc :D im getting the Core 2 Duo e6400 on overclock.net people seem to have gotten up to 3.4ghz at stock voltage and the only reason they stopped was because their memory couldn't handle it. so the lowest priced processor isn't the best overclocker this time... then again, it depends on what stepping i get (overclock.net steppings, not intel steppings) and how well i cool it. i think im going to get a freezer 7 pro... and if i find a way to spare a few extra bucks i'll get a big typhoon. people are cooling these processors passively at stock frequency, or so im told. we'll see what frequency i can get with the memory and afterward i'll try and lower the latencies. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (2.71ghz o/ced)(Q6600 soon!) Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler DFI Infinity 975X motherboard Radeon HD 4850 512mb (700mhz/2200mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 (2.1v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Windows Vista x64

08-15-2006, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,046	What did you do with your previous system, and what happened to your 7900GTX? If you run benchmarks and play games, I bet that your going to notice a decrease in performance because of the lower-end video card that you replaced. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

08-15-2006, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Allendales are gonna be harder to OC than conroes because of there low multiplier, so you need a board that can run a high FSB for overclocking them. Remember, stock FSB is 266 mhz, times an 8X multiplier for the E6400. So to get 3400 Mhz your going to need your FSB at 425 Mhz. And if your chip is somehow capable of going 4 Ghz, you'll need your FSB at 500 Mhz. Intel systems set there RAM and FSB independently so you wont need to worry about stressing out your RAM, but reaching a high FSB should be your biggest concern. Lower your multiplier and see how high you can get, then go back and OC the chip. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

08-15-2006, 08:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,434	im going to get an ASUS board... plenty of o/cing capability. ill check into that on overclock.net though. also, the 7900gtx doesnt support HDR and FSAA at the same time. i want an ATI anyways just because of the AVIVO video converter. im definitely convinced that SLI is better but also that i don't want to use a dual card setup because it consumes too much electricity. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (2.71ghz o/ced)(Q6600 soon!) Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler DFI Infinity 975X motherboard Radeon HD 4850 512mb (700mhz/2200mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 (2.1v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Windows Vista x64

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08-15-2006, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	Have fun with your new processor it should be faster then your old one. I would have gotten the E6600 with 2MB more of Cache for each core but that processor should be just fine.

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