Overclocking the Intel E2160

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I'm not really into overclocking that much but err...the Intel Pentium E2160 seems to be the overclocking wonder...

Read more here, here, here and here and if you want to here.

So it seems like I'm missing out since I'm running the CPU @ Stock :eek: and the temps are really low.

But I don't really have overclocking based hardware

Gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2
A-Open 300Watt Power Supply
Gainward GeForce 7600GT 256Mb DDR 3
Intel E2160 LGA 775 CPU
2 x 512Mb Transcend DDR 667 Modules

So what can I actually do with my current hardware here people :confused:
 
o_O nice.

My first suggestion would be get a PSU capable of pumping out a bit more wattage, maybe a 400 or 500 watt...

What I suggest you do is slowly start to overclock your CPU, monitoring your temp all the time. See how high you can get with stock cooling, if you want more after that, get more cooling...
 
I would definitely oc that chip, maybe not as high as 3.4Ghz, but if you push the fsb up to 266, it will already be running at 2.4 Ghz, and will be as stable as stock, without having to do anything else.
 
JohnnyQ said:
I would definitely oc that chip, maybe not as high as 3.4Ghz, but if you push the fsb up to 266, it will already be running at 2.4 Ghz, and will be as stable as stock, without having to do anything else.
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Would that require me just to change the FSB or do I have to change the Voltage aswell (don't really want to) and would that FSB be stable with my memory
 
You might have to set your memory at 533 speeds then push up the fsb that way your ram wont hold you back
 
DarKWateR said:
If this is true I'll be super happy :D ... Can anybody confirm this?
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Lol, don't worry, the board was made to handle stock fsb's up to 266Mhz, and the cpu can certainly handle much higher without a sweat.

Bjorn said:
You might have to set your memory at 533 speeds then push up the fsb that way your ram wont hold you back
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Bjorn has a good point, if you don't want to overclock your ram, go look in the bios for the ram multiplier - ( example : 677 ram = 200(fsb) x 3.3 or 266(fsb) x 2.5 ), and make sure everything adds up.
 
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JohnnyQ said:
Lol, don't worry, the board was made to handle stock fsb's up to 333Mhz, and the cpu can certainly handle much higher without a sweat.
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True...but what about the Transcend DDR 667? (I'm a confirmation freak)
 
I'm not the expert when it comes to memory speed but aint DDR 667 suppose to easily run at 333Mhz ... so overclocking the CPU without changing the ram speed should still be a breeze for the memory.... or am I jumping in the wrong lane here
 
lol... well... from wat i know... upping the ram speed to 333mhz will be best for that ram, as thats where it's been rated as... so you'll be running the ram faster as well... and at 333mhz you're cpu will be running @ 3.ghz :):):)with an fsb pf 1000 so it will be a beast!
 
DarKWateR said:
I'm not the expert when it comes to memory speed but aint DDR 667 suppose to easily run at 333Mhz ... so overclocking the CPU without changing the ram speed should still be a breeze for the memory.... or am I jumping in the wrong lane here
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It can run on different fsb's as long as the multiplier gets it back to its rated speed (stock speed). 200fsb x 3.3 - 266fsb x 2.5 - 333fsb x 2
 
Check this out

http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2862

The Transcend JetRam DDR2-667 and G.Skill DDR2-667 were both able to reach DDR2-910. This represents a 36% overclock and is what we expected out of our memory choices on average. The Transcend JetRam memory was listed at $76 per 1GB module at ZipZoomFly when we purchased ours, reminding us of the "good old days". We did a last minute check today and it is sold out now. However, if you can find this memory in stock then buy it as it offers the best price to performance ratio of our test candidates today.
 
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