ECS is not so bad at overclocking after all...
Just finish a $700 budget build for my friend with a Frys cpu+ecs combo... and man am I wrong about ECS's overclock ability until I did this myself :shocked: !
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6087/326mp4.th.jpg
2 hr ortho stable, running the ram at 667 frequency @ 2.0V, 5-5-5-15, vcore @ auto (yes.. no option to change it, only cpu frequency ratio, but hey this is the easiest oc I ever done!)
Everest reports the cpu temp at 30C constantly during idle and load, but its not in the screenshot
System spec:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 G0 - 2.33GHz @ stock --> 3.26GHz @ 40% oc
- ECS G33T-M2 (V1.0) with latest bio (07/05/31)
- Asus Silent Square heatsink
- 2x 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
- EVGA 8600GTS 256MB
- Seagate 7200.10 500GB SATAII
- Coolermaster eXtremePower 500W (avoid this if u have $)
- Lite-On DVD DL SATA
- Ultra XBlaster ATX Case