i reapply the thermal paste already, and now doing 387X8 at just 1.28vcore. no time to test 32M superPI for now i just simply do a 2XsuperPI at 8M and it is stable. im getting around 54C max temperature now.

by the way, how much temperature decrease i can get if i use better heatsink (non-stock)?

i find that the stock heatsink for 2160 is crappy, it is very thin even compare to Pentium 4 heatsink. I think thats the main reason why i getting 70C++ when i do 1.38Vcore @3.3GHz.

lack of computer hardware knowledge is common for computer hardware sellers in lyp. I went to lyp last weekend to shop E2160, I ask those guys in Viewnet (3rd floor in a small shop) how much they selling Pentium E2160, they answered:"there are no Pentium E, only got pentium D 2160". there are 3 guys there also keep on convincing me that there are no Pentium E exist in Intel product line. What worst is that the pricelist they holding that time also misprinted as Pentium D.

why my 2160 got such low vid? @ 1.2625V. or is there bug for the cpuz?

from what i know VID is the default voltage that comes with your CPU. everything leave it as default and disable the EIST and C1E, u can find that the Vcore is same as VID (open CPUZ and Core Temp).

yeah, my VID is indeed 1.2625V, but i didnt find it to be great, i can achieve 3.0G without raising any Vcore but when i wanted to do 3.3G, i have to raise to 1.38V and my CPU seems to get max temp around 74C. now i currently running 3096MHz (387x8) @ 1.28V which seems to be the best speed/heat+voltage.

this is my 3.14Ghz using 1.3V.


and this is my core temp readings:



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i can do 333x8 or 333x9 at VID and get it completely stable. but it isnt fun to get that low speed though, thats why i do 3.14Ghz.

This post has been edited by sparrowed: Feb 21 2008, 12:56 AM

ya, i can see that reaching 100% OC isnt hard, but giving that the amount of Vcore i need to bump, i believe my load temperature will reach 80C. i really dont know why my temperature is that high even at 1.30V and 3.14Ghz, reapply thermal paste still the same. is this normal for the e2160 stock heatsink?

ya, the thin one. i was shocked to see how thin it is when i unpacked it. if can, i would like to mod my sempron 754 stock heatsink to use with my e2160.

by the way, only the 2160 suffer from this high-temp issue and thin stock heatsink? and is it that 2140 and 2180 have bigger stock heatsink?

i saw your 3.48 on 1.5V, thats pretty high voltage! but impressive regardless. What is your max load temperature by the way? and what cooler you use?

is that heatsink same size as the one u using in ur 2180 now? interested to know whether previous 21x0 series heatsink is different from current batch.


**this new heatsink looks frightening small, and it is the one sitting on top of my 2160 now.

This post has been edited by sparrowed: Feb 22 2008, 12:22 AM

im using 14 now, still got the dual booting issue.

i love to know this answer as well, as i cant get pass 1.34V now. Coz whenever i trying to OC to 3.2GHz using 1.34v, my CPU will reach 70C or more, i guess it will reach near 80C if the OCCT didnt stop by stating "CPU too hot".

**the small thin heatsink is the limit for my OC, i tested by lying my entire casing horizontally and open up the casing, stress test my CPU with 1.34V @ 3.2GHz, and the max load temp is 56C only.

This post has been edited by sparrowed: Feb 22 2008, 10:18 AM

did u open your case?

i get 56C if i get the case open. the thin heatsink is really under perform.

im using capalang thermal paste by the way.

Welcome to IP35E dual booting clan. . it is normal, even update the BIOS to the latest it still happens (when u modify your settings in BIOS).

333x9 is easily achievable using using this mobo without tweaking any voltage at all, trust me coz i had done all testing without any voltage increment for all the way to 3.0Ghz. i think u didnt set your FSB:RAM ratio to 1:1, if you let it as default, when u set to 333x9, ur ratio will be 1:2 which is running at 999MHz.

thats strange, most users of 21X0 processor can get to 3.0Ghz at default Vcore, some even getting >3.0GHz. my 2160 can do ~3050MHz more than that i need a voltage increment; at 3096MHz i need to bump it to 1.28, while 3200MHz i need to bump to a massive 1.34V (just for an extra 100MHz).

3.2GHz tested stable with at least 1.34V. it works for me at that voltage.

Im using Aeneon budget RAM DDR2 667 set it at 2.1V 5-5-5-14. 1:1 ratio. i didnt stress my cpu with orthos, however i tested it with infinite OCCT for 6hours++ and 32M super PI.

3.2GHz @ 1.34Vcore @~70C, 6hours Orthos stable, 6hours OCCT stable. Stock Vcore at 1.2625 @ 3.2GHz is quite impossible, unless u are very lucky to get a good 21X0 processor.