Official Core 2 Duo E7200 thread

[triple_A]

the voltage that you can see there is the real vcore those clocks were done with my 2 stage cascade (build by piotres)

rofl 1.97 Vcore

[Leeghoofd]

Would I notice overall system fluidness, with the system upgrade?? Sometimes in my rig I notice a certain choppy ness. It seems to happen whenever my raptor hard drive spins up. Im hoping that the processor upgrade will help fix that. I also will be goin from 2 gigs to 3 gigs in hopes of also fixing that choppy issue.

Please if im goin the wrong way with this supposed upgrade tell me now.

Go 4gb plz not 2 x 1 dimm and one dimm of 1gb or 2 of 512Mb ram, so opt for a second 2 x 1 Gb kit... or sell ya current ram and go straight for a 4Gb kit...

If ya running Vista it's choppiness is prolly due to HD swapping...and this cming from lack of ram

[RunawayPrisoner]

Anyone tried how far can these babies go with stock cooling? Preferably the max CPU-Z and max stable(no worries with the temps, as long as stable).

Would be more than interested to see. Anyone willing to test?

3.8GHz on stock cooling here. Voltage is 1.23v at load and 1.26v at idle (1.30v set in BIOS). Only Prime stable. OCCT needs up to 1.35v set in BIOS for some bizarre reason. (1.26v load and 1.30v idle)

Stock cooling lets things stay at max 65C in OCCT, 62C in Prime, and idling at 39 - 45C according to CoreTemp. With AC7 Pro, it's a good 2C drop in load volts, but that was it. Stock cooling is not too loud...

And no screenshots or anything will be taken at this point, since I'm too lazy... (just got back from Fanime Convention yesterday)

[Hazaro]

RunawayPrisoner what batch is yours?
Use RealTemp for temps, and check if sensors are stuck.

Here's mine at 1.304V load 3.8Ghz
Batch Q811A261
Air (Contact not too good)
P965 (Vanilla Asus P5B)



http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366413

Gonna work it harder later

[carajean]

Go 4gb plz not 2 x 1 dimm and one dimm of 1gb or 2 of 512Mb ram, so opt for a second 2 x 1 Gb kit... or sell ya current ram and go straight for a 4Gb kit...

If ya running Vista it's choppiness is prolly due to HD swapping...and this cming from lack of ram

Hey so if I get more ram this will eliminate my HD swapping??

[RunawayPrisoner]

Sensors are fine. And I tend to trust CoreTemp more than RealTemp now... just to be on the safe side.

And I told you guys the batch number on the first page.

[Direwolf]

Runawayprisoner-whats the max oc you could achieve with the GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H with the e7200?
I dont really need built in hdmi also but if the boards one of the best (for ocing) and cheap I'll get it and apply the tape mod as well.

[RunawayPrisoner]

3.9GHz at 411 x 9.5. If you think 200Mhz is worth it, then go for something more expensive, I guess? GA-73PVM-S2 is the same board without HDMI, and with a good $20 off of its price tag. You can get both the board and this CPU for less than $200 plus shipping at Newegg.

[Leeghoofd]

Hey so if I get more ram this will eliminate my HD swapping??

Well in my brief experience with Vista, the OS does a lot of indexing and stuff... but for sure more ram will reduce HD swapping big time... One of the reasons I stick with XP and XP64...

[carajean]

Ahh ok im tryin right now to see what I want to do. I really cant sell the ram so i may just have to get a 3rd 1 gb stick. Im gonna try for the 2x2gb Adata extreme kit. But I was wondering whether or not I should go with 800 or 1066 ram for overclocking.

[Leeghoofd]

if ya wan tot OC grab a 1000 or 1066Mhz kit, it will save ya some headaches... and really adding a 3rd stick will get ya into single channel operation again and you will loose ram bandwith... it's for me either 2 or 4 sticks...

a Kit I have been using for along time :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145

[NBF]

Not very happy with the results in this tread. I thought this chip would be a better clocker with aircooling.

I will post how mine does as soon as I test it. But if it's not stable at 4200+, definitely I won't keep it.

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[Solarfall]

rofl 1.97 Vcore

yep it aint fun if there is not little danger involved

[Leeghoofd]

Not very happy with the results in this tread. I thought this chip would be a better clocker with aircooling.

I will post how mine does as soon as I test it. But if it's not stable at 4200+, definitely I won't keep it.

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If you set ya goals realistically at 4ghz with air then I would say okay, but 4.2+ stable might be pushing it...

[NBF]

If you set ya goals realistically at 4ghz with air then I would say okay, but 4.2+ stable might be pushing it...

I agree, 4GHz is nice

But in my case, I have to choose one to keep, between Q6600@3800 and E7200@?

If the E7200 is stable at 4000 max., I think I will stick with the 4 cores with 200MHz less clock.

But I won't let it go before testing and posting result here.

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[carajean]

I was torn between the quad and the e7200 but I decided to be a budget cpu buyer from now on. I bought my E4300 a year+ ago and it has lasted a long time and I payed no more than $130 for it then.

So I will get this proc then upgrade again around december maybe, but if it proves to be anything like my 4300 then I doubt I will have to till this time next summer.

[RunawayPrisoner]

I agree, 4GHz is nice

But in my case, I have to choose one to keep, between Q6600@3800 and E7200@?

If the E7200 is stable at 4000 max., I think I will stick with the 4 cores with 200MHz less clock.

But I won't let it go before testing and posting result here.

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If you can stand 1.46v 24/7 on this chip then sure, why not?

[NBF]

Initial testing, already know that my chip is not a great clocker, lots of vcore to be Orthos stable at 4000.

FPO/Batch# Q811A274

Just 15 min run for now.

500x8 @ 1,55V




Max fsb @ 1,6V -> 523

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366928


Max clock @ 1,6V -> 4454

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366927

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[ZenEffect]

Initial testing, already know that my chip is not a great clocker, lots of vcore to be Orthos stable at 4000.

FPO/Batch# Q811A274

Just 15 min run for now.

500x8 @ 1,55V




Max fsb @ 1,6V -> 523

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366928


Max clock @ 1,6V -> 4454

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366927

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http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366946
havent tried to push this little cpu harder at this point. i can bench 4.5ghz all day though

playing w/ this cpu makes me want a e8500 right about now...

[NBF]

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366946
havent tried to push this little cpu harder at this point. i can bench 4.5ghz all day though

playing w/ this cpu makes me want a e8500 right about now...

How was the Vcore for the screen and benching @4500? I haven't pushed mine beyond 1,6V yet.

It's clear that your chip is much better than mine

But, it's a fun toy for sure

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[ZenEffect]

How was the Vcore for the screen and benching @4500? I haven't pushed mine beyond 1,6V yet.

It's clear that your chip is much better than mine

But, it's a fun toy for sure

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1.568vcore 4500 benching

1.686 for this cpuz validation
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366963

i need a ss to push this to 5ghz i think.

[Hazaro]

Initial testing, already know that my chip is not a great clocker, lots of vcore to be Orthos stable at 4000.

FPO/Batch# Q811A274

Just 15 min run for now.

500x8 @ 1,55V




Max fsb @ 1,6V -> 523

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366928


Max clock @ 1,6V -> 4454

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=366927

[ ]s

That's no good.

My Q811A261 is stable with 1.3V at 3.8Ghz, and can run a 1M at 4Ghz with 1.3V (Although it crashes sometimes).

Wonder if the batch is good or not. Hopefully my CPU doesn't take heaps of voltage.

[Glow9]

Did you all do the BSEL mod, ps what kinda performance have you guys scene over your say e4300s and such?

[carajean]

^^ I wanna know the same thing.

[stingush]

should get mine in a week or so(newegg) will post results here(E7200+DFI LP DK P35-T2RS+ 2GB 996533 Mushkin D9GMH)