Best overclocked CPU

[ubby]

Which CPU below R1000-00 can be overclocked the most or is the best value for money? AMD or INTEL.

 

[HavocXphere]

The e4500 did well afaik.

 

[boramk]

The e4500 did well afaik.

+1

 

[ubby]

The e4500 did well afaik.

BTW how much did you manage to overclock it by?

 

[HavocXphere]

BTW how much did you manage to overclock it by?

I didn't. With proper cooling, 3ghz+ should be do-able though. I wanted a CPU with VT tech for VMWare...so I forked out more for E6550. The E6550 doesn't do quite as well on O/C afaik.

 

[realbigdreamer]

What about E2200?

 

[Glordit]

Intel by far!
E2140 from 1.6Ghz to 3.0Ghz on AIR!!
Although they have stoped making em' so a E2160/80 2200 is still an option!

 

[realbigdreamer]

What motherboard did u use Glordit?

 

[Toxin]

I would've said the E6400 but they don't make them anymore. I'm managing an OC from 2.16Ghz to 3.4Ghz on mine.

But I am using water cooling which makes a big difference.

 

[MrE]

E2160

 

[Glordit]

What motherboard did u use Glordit?

Well have not been able to OC my E2160 MSI G32M2 suxxa for Overclocking

I think P35/650i/G33 P965-DS4/3 will allow you to OC pretty well as long as you can up the CPU multiplier

Also, you can have a look at this tread: http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/243437-stable-e1000-e2000-rigs-configuration-thread.html

 

[realbigdreamer]

I think ubby should not just ask which CPU but also what motherboard will be needed.

 

[Pe-Killer]

the intel E2180 runs at 2gigz my friend overclocked his to 3 gigz in pcf there was some1 who overclocked it to 3,6.It costs round about R800

 

[Glordit]

the intel E2180 runs at 2gigz my friend overclocked his to 3 gigz in pcf there was some1 who overclocked it to 3,6.It costs round about R800

Eish!? I think 3.6Ghz is the limmit otherwise the PC will refuse to post wonder what his SuperPi times are

 

[wizdumb]

as far as i have read, the e2140 and e2160 - low price, but high potential

although i have a e2140, but due to having a k@k motherboard, i can't overclock mine

 

[MrE]

To be safe: A GA-P35-DS3L or Asus P5K and upwards will be able to take them to their limits.
Apparently the earlier chips like E2140 / 60 and specifically the E2160 cos of the higher multiplier, OC'd better than the E2180 / 20.

You also don't really want to have to max out the Vcore above 1.5v anyway, cos it gets too hot all round.

I also took my E2180 from 2.0 to 3.0 GHz, with only having to add .75 more Vcore. It's a comfortable 24/7 OC for me.

 

[SYNERGY]

Offtopic: E6420: Overclocked from 2.0Ghz to 3.6GHhz Stable.
Current: Q6600: Overclocked from 2.4Ghz to 3.6GHhz Stable.
Running 24/7 at 3.2Ghz and 4Ghz if I push it.

 

[Mr_Kruger]

All Core2-based CPUs are are reaching at least ~3,2 GHz.
So just buy the smallest CPU in a processor family.

 

[UnoPanelvan]

Depends on Motherboard, bios and memory to a large extend

 

[ubby]

Does memory affect how much the CPU can be overclocked or just the overall performance of the machine?