why e2160 got 2 version ? one is with lower heatsink one,and one is normal jus like other intel proc,
which one is better ?



and which 945gc board is the best ?

there are few choices:

msi
abit
asus
gigabyte
ecs

which one is more overclockable? i have tried the asus and msi,they only manage to go 2GHZ with e2160,the ecs cant overclock,

give some coment pls

This post has been edited by xk2: Mar 22 2008, 07:43 PM

i have notice tat all e2160 with the date 2008 are in the lower heatsink,and those 2007 still the normal one,if both run at stock speed,which will better ?

actually i am asking about batch la jus take the heatsink as a standard to represent the batch only,and of course,if wan overclock kao kao sure need a aftermarket heasink la,then which of u are using 945gc board and manage to overclock well ?

bro,can teach me how to do tat ? coz i have tested all 945gc mobo with e2160,no one can reach higher than 2 ghz

and i wanna get myself a combo of e2160 plus 945gc soon,i plan to get asus brand's 945gc,so hope u can teach me how to do the mod ?coz no money to go for p35

Benchmark between 2 945gc mobo




using gigabyte 945gc micro atx mobo and Msi 945gc micro atx mobo with e2160 MO stepping

msi system:

e2160 @ 1.8ghz
1x 1gb kingston value ram ddr2 667
windows xp

super pi 1m = 33s


gigabyte system:


e2160 @1.8ghz
2 x 1gb kingston value ram ddr2 667 dual channel
windows vista

super pi 1m = 32s

This post has been edited by xk2: Apr 3 2008, 02:51 PM


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ya,it is done by me,coz i choose the spec for fren

i found tat my e2160 modded cannot get higher than 2.8 at msi p35 neo f mobo,while a original e2160 can go above 3.0 on it,so...after modded will block the potential of overclock ?

This post has been edited by xk2: Apr 19 2008, 02:20 AM

my fren got an e2160 which is put on p35,it can overclock to 2.88 daily use,then i wan to see my modded e2160 if put on p35 can overclock more than 2.88 or not,but the result is cannot ,it only manage to archieve 2.6 but in msi 945gc board,my modded e2160 manage to get 2.6ghz no problem,so i think it is not suitable to put a modded e2160 to p35 chipset

cannot wait to test my modded e2160 on my asrock wolfdale1333 board i have all hardware (proc+ram+mobo+ gc) in hand now but the casing and psu all in hometown

This post has been edited by xk2: Apr 21 2008, 05:04 PM

Here are some information about 'super budget overclock' platform..


the board use in this review is a conroe1333 with DVI,the non DVI version is much more cheaper and i think the performance should be same,i oredi get my ' Wolfdale1333 d667' in Thunder Match at only RM145 ,tis board will pair with my e2160 modded,i not yet have the chance to test the performance due to my other parts is located in my hometown,only can look at the mobo and proc everyday and imagine myself




the pricelist state 'Conroe1333 d667', but the stock they selling is actually 'Wolfdale1333 d667'...i think the performance is same

hey guys,i plan to sell my asrock wolfdale1333 ,and i plan to get a g31 chipset mobo which is oso value mobo,wan to know will my current bsel mod work on tat mobo oso ?

i jus change my asrock wolfdale1333 to msi 945gcm7.and change ram to this ocz ddr2 800,previously using KVR fp-y5.
i found tat my e2160 can reach 299mhz on asrock,but with tis msi board,i only can go untill 295,duno is my ram's problem or wat.since there is not much adjustment to play in this mobo BIOS,so quite hard to tweak it step by step







This post has been edited by xk2: Jul 26 2008, 11:29 AM