Intel Core 2 Duo E2140/E2160 Overclocking Results

[LyP0]

mine is package date 05/03/07. fpo# q702a498. iv'e been playing with this chip for nearly 5 day's In the first hour i found the max. This is insane, 8x375 is no problem, it can do this even at 1.26 volt. But it wont go any higher. not even with 1.55 volt and beyond. temps atm are 35 degree's stressed.

[SpikeP]

Right. I am no genious when it comes to understanding CPU's and motherboards, but what about the FSB strapping?

I was thinking maybe we should build a list of fsb wall, cpu and motherboard, as I was thinking maybe there is a way that they go out of sync with the fsb the 2mb and 4mb ones do. Also it is the allendale PCB and the conroe silicon.

Maybe i am just hoping, but both mine are doing it at 394 and 389mhz. The next fsb is every now and then it works, and 2mhz up it never works.

- Paul

[LyP0]

Right. I am no genious when it comes to understanding CPU's and motherboards, but what about the FSB strapping?

I was thinking maybe we should build a list of fsb wall, cpu and motherboard, as I was thinking maybe there is a way that they go out of sync with the fsb the 2mb and 4mb ones do. Also it is the allendale PCB and the conroe silicon.

Maybe i am just hoping, but both mine are doing it at 394 and 389mhz. The next fsb is every now and then it works, and 2mhz up it never works.

- Paul

I dont think it's the mainboards that refuse to cooperate. even with quad core's the p35 can handle up to 500 fsb so these should be a piece of cake. It's the cpu, just like with coldbug on the athlons. there's no acurate way to predict where your cpu is fsb walling/coldbugging. some steppings are better than others but you cant be certain.

[Devious]

Great value these me think ...

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[Nefilav]

Made this for a long needed upgrade for a friend. TTBT for cpu, NB has an AMD stock cpu cooler Delta fan cable tied on since it is a pretty plain case and doesn't have exceptional airflow. Paste used was MX-1.

E2160 FPO # is 49A, OCZ Titanium Alpha DDR2-1000, DFI P965-S, Corsair 620HX PSU, Sapphire x1950pro 265 MB, some ooold Seagate IDE drive thats still in use.

Ambient temp was 36 degrees Celcius. Stays stable at 25 degrees ambient but needed +25 mV in BIOS to hold up under my torture test at 36 degrees ambient. Stays under 1.35 v after droop.

Ram was 445 Mhz 4-4-4-10 2T@ 2.1 V at 200 mhz strap. CPU is E2160 FPO is 49A.

I'm pretty sure it can go faster but everything here is warrantied still, this is a 24/7 end user PC. The FSB seems
to mess up at about 400ish, even if I adjust the strap and memory settings. Haven't tried to overvolt the NB or VMCH either. 49A seems to do well, I tested this gaming too and seems rock solid stable, no problems reported from friend.