Going to overclock E2160 1.8 GHz Dualcore. Need help choosing MOBO!

kaisellgren · Mar 4, 2008, 02:57 PM

Hello!

I have now E2160, actually my brother does. We need a Mobo for it that can OC it to AT LEAST 3 GHz. I have seen lots of articles of overcloking it to even 3.4 GHz and so on. Our current choice: ASUS P5N-E SLI due to articles I have seen.

**temeteus82** · Mar 4, 2008, 04:01 PM

any mobo that has intel P35 or newer chipset in it.

kaisellgren · Mar 4, 2008, 04:05 PM

Is 650i or 680i newer than P35?? Can u give me a little list just 5 newer chipsets because I'm unable to find myself at intel's site... =/

Thanks!

Lowfat · Mar 4, 2008, 04:27 PM

Gigabyte P35-DS3L

Cheap as dirt and a very good clocker. Much better than a 650i board.

MatthewC · Apr 27, 2008, 01:01 AM

I tried clocking my one in my pc i got for christmas, it just reset itself and my motherboard told me i had an unsuccesful overclock, and i didn't do it by much.
i think it's oc protected ... :S

**kris23** · Apr 27, 2008, 01:04 AM

dont use a nvidia 6 series chipset for OCing, it will bring you to tears..

a 750i may work but i highly recommend a P35 board

Lowfat · Apr 27, 2008, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

dont use a nvidia 6 series chipset for OCing, it will bring you to tears..

a 750i may work but i highly recommend a P35 board

Well the P5N-E SLI I had last year had no problem doing 525MHz which is higher than all three of the P965 P5B-Deluxes I had.

**kris23** · Apr 27, 2008, 02:04 AM

525 FSB? thats high...... but i never seen a 680i or 780i go that high...

Lowfat · Apr 27, 2008, 04:39 AM

I don't know why, the P5N-E SLI was a good clocking board. I've heard the 750i is also pretty decent.

**Mousey** · Apr 27, 2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaisellgren

Is 650i or 680i newer than P35?? Can u give me a little list just 5 newer chipsets because I'm unable to find myself at intel's site... =/

Thanks!

Nope, P35's newer than both

Kazeko · Apr 27, 2008, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

dont use a nvidia 6 series chipset for OCing, it will bring you to tears..

Especially true with quads, haven't had much experience 6 series boards and C2D's though.

I haven't heard of too many issues clocking up Duo's on 6 series boards, though with my experience on my old 680i... it'll never be truly stable.

Necrosis · Apr 27, 2008, 06:38 PM

Why would you even consider using a Nvidia chipset board if you're not going SLI?

kaisellgren · Apr 27, 2008, 08:16 PM

How do you guys know which chipsets are newest and which are old and which are good etc? You can easily compare CPU lets say at tomshardware cpu charts but where can you find information on chipsets? What other chipset makers there are in addition to Intel & Nvidia?

Lowfat · Apr 27, 2008, 08:36 PM

Newest to oldest.

Intel: X48, X38, P35, P31, G33, P965, 975X.
Nvidia: 790i, 780i, 750i, 680i, 650i

**kris23** · Apr 27, 2008, 08:54 PM

all intel chips are generally better at OCing than any Nvidia chipset. except maybe the P9XX series.... theyre only better than the nforce 6 series

PangingJr · Apr 28, 2008, 04:57 AM

P965 Express Chipset is a golden chipset based board when it comes to overclocking Intel 45-nm C2D's,
it's just unless you already have the board i don't think anyone would buy the board new,
and any decision to buy a new Intel chipset based board at this time would be a P35/31, G35/33 as a starter.

i think, P35, in most cases, is still king when it comes to overclocking Intel 65-nm C2D's processors.

crashuk · Jun 8, 2008, 11:30 PM

Hi all.. I need a good mb + e2160 to overclock but need needs onboard vga or dvi as I dont have the cash for gfx at this time.. when I get a gfx I what to get a fast one. also using parts off my computer now to make media center..

PangingJr · Jun 9, 2008, 08:22 AM

i have seen more than once the E2160 (but not sure which core stepping since this CPU has 3, which are L2, M0 and G0 stepping), and E2180 M0 as well, have very low FSB wall on some certain boards but not the others.

however, what i used to see that the boards did not have an integrated (onboard) graphic chip, as far as i remember.
and since you want a board with the graphic chip, and for an Intel chipset based board you don’t have much choice,
i suggest you check out top motherboard models of Asus G35 and Gigabyte G33 chipset based boards,
then just pick one you like best. Good luck.

crashuk · Jun 9, 2008, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PangingJr

i have seen more than once the E2160 (but not sure which core stepping since this CPU has 3, which are L2, M0 and G0 stepping), and E2180 M0 as well, have very low FSB wall on some certain boards but not the others.

however, what i used to see that the boards did not have an integrated (onboard) graphic chip, as far as i remember.
and since you want a board with the graphic chip, and for an Intel chipset based board you don’t have much choice,
i suggest you check out top motherboard models of Asus G35 and Gigabyte G33 chipset based boards,
then just pick one you like best. Good luck.

Do you think be any good..
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L iG31

PangingJr · Jun 9, 2008, 12:23 PM

i can't tell whether or not that board (GA-G31M-S2L) has an overclocking features.

check out these Intel G35/G33 + ICH9R boards, and see if you can afford buying one of them...

Asus's G35, "P5E-V HDMI", P5E-VM HDMI and P5E-VM SE, and for what it's worth, they supports Microsoft DirectX 10 - ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification - GA-G33-DS3R
Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification - GA-G33M-DS2R

Mar 4, 2008, 02:57 PM	#1
kaisellgren DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lahti, Finland Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Going to overclock E2160 1.8 GHz Dualcore. Need help choosing MOBO! Hello! I have now E2160, actually my brother does. We need a Mobo for it that can OC it to AT LEAST 3 GHz. I have seen lots of articles of overcloking it to even 3.4 GHz and so on. Our current choice: ASUS P5N-E SLI due to articles I have seen. __________________ Just call me Kai

Mar 4, 2008, 04:05 PM	Thread Starter #3
kaisellgren DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lahti, Finland Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Is 650i or 680i newer than P35?? Can u give me a little list just 5 newer chipsets because I'm unable to find myself at intel's site... =/ Thanks! __________________ Just call me Kai

Mar 4, 2008, 04:27 PM	#4
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Gigabyte P35-DS3L Cheap as dirt and a very good clocker. Much better than a 650i board. __________________

Apr 27, 2008, 01:04 AM	#6
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	dont use a nvidia 6 series chipset for OCing, it will bring you to tears.. a 750i may work but i highly recommend a P35 board __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	525 FSB? thats high...... but i never seen a 680i or 780i go that high... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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MatthewC DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I tried clocking my one in my pc i got for christmas, it just reset itself and my motherboard told me i had an unsuccesful overclock, and i didn't do it by much. i think it's oc protected ... :S

Apr 27, 2008, 04:39 AM	#9
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	I don't know why, the P5N-E SLI was a good clocking board. I've heard the 750i is also pretty decent. __________________

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Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Why would you even consider using a Nvidia chipset board if you're not going SLI?

Apr 27, 2008, 08:16 PM	Thread Starter #13
kaisellgren DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lahti, Finland Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	How do you guys know which chipsets are newest and which are old and which are good etc? You can easily compare CPU lets say at tomshardware cpu charts but where can you find information on chipsets? What other chipset makers there are in addition to Intel & Nvidia? __________________ Just call me Kai

Apr 27, 2008, 08:36 PM	#14
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Newest to oldest. Intel: X48, X38, P35, P31, G33, P965, 975X. Nvidia: 790i, 780i, 750i, 680i, 650i __________________

Apr 27, 2008, 08:54 PM	#15
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	all intel chips are generally better at OCing than any Nvidia chipset. except maybe the P9XX series.... theyre only better than the nforce 6 series __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Apr 28, 2008, 04:57 AM	#16
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	P965 Express Chipset is a golden chipset based board when it comes to overclocking Intel 45-nm C2D's, it's just unless you already have the board i don't think anyone would buy the board new, and any decision to buy a new Intel chipset based board at this time would be a P35/31, G35/33 as a starter. i think, P35, in most cases, is still king when it comes to overclocking Intel 65-nm C2D's processors.

Jun 8, 2008, 11:30 PM	#17
crashuk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Hi all.. I need a good mb + e2160 to overclock but need needs onboard vga or dvi as I dont have the cash for gfx at this time.. when I get a gfx I what to get a fast one. also using parts off my computer now to make media center..

Jun 9, 2008, 08:22 AM	#18
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	i have seen more than once the E2160 (but not sure which core stepping since this CPU has 3, which are L2, M0 and G0 stepping), and E2180 M0 as well, have very low FSB wall on some certain boards but not the others. however, what i used to see that the boards did not have an integrated (onboard) graphic chip, as far as i remember. and since you want a board with the graphic chip, and for an Intel chipset based board you don’t have much choice, i suggest you check out top motherboard models of Asus G35 and Gigabyte G33 chipset based boards, then just pick one you like best. Good luck.

Jun 9, 2008, 12:23 PM	#20
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	i can't tell whether or not that board (GA-G31M-S2L) has an overclocking features. check out these Intel G35/G33 + ICH9R boards, and see if you can afford buying one of them... Asus's G35, "P5E-V HDMI", P5E-VM HDMI and P5E-VM SE, and for what it's worth, they supports Microsoft DirectX 10 - ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification - GA-G33-DS3R Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification - GA-G33M-DS2R