initial CPUz on E2160 (just got it from SeaMonster)

Stock


3GHz @Stock Voltage


3.4GHz @1.425V


tried 400x9, booted but keep looping at Windows Logo booting

@3.4GHz @1.425V, going to try on lower voltage later...

That's a nice OC. Did you just set the vcore or you had to tweak other settings..... errr.... what was it, VTT, GTL, etc....

I'll be getting my blood iron this Monday, have to look up on all these additional BIOS settings....

here is some bios screenie for voltage setting, hope someone expert can give some opinion about tweaking on this mobo.

Yeah, I'm gonna search around regarding all this settings as they are also available for my upcoming blood iron. My previous P35 didn't have these settings at all.....

Any advice would be great!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Feb 16 2008, 01:05 PM

Before that, I would like to ask and seek for some advise for my first overclocking experience

I had read kmarc's Step-by-step guide to overclocking a C2D/C2Q - examples for Q6600/ E6750 / E2160 / E8400 and the another one which posted in several forum such as Anandtech's. Being a noobie yet busy as well, I still haven't do anything to my rig yet .

I finally come to understand regarding the 1:1 ratio of the FSB with the DRAM. So I would need to raise my FSB to 400MHz if I wanted to do 1:1 ratio with my DDR800. So, when starting to overclock... I should...

1) Raise the FSB to 400
2) Raise the VID Special Add level by level

Till I successfully pass the stressing test?

E2160 @3GHz

VID: 1.3125V
BIOS: Auto

CPUz (Idle): 1.2960V
CPUz (Load): 1.2800V

which bios version r u using, gsan? i'm using the 24/12/07 but my lowest VTT is 1.20v but urs is 1.10v

may i ask
u guys know the passive heat sink can fit in the south bridge
that can be mount a small fan on it?

possibly any 40mm fans can be place onto that heatsink...but have to used ur creativity in order to mount it and prevent it from falling off..

try a good double sided tape and place it in the middle on the back of the fan

si sniper rupanya yang beli E2160 tu..
baru je niat nak deal dgn singalaut
anyway nice result ah

@sniper69,
nice OC result.

Gsan, which bios did you used?

rgds,
albert

damn this mobo tempting me lar

u want mine? lol

333x9, 5:6 @4-4-4-12 2.1VDIMM


i tried up to 1.5800V (CPUz reading), +325mV (BIOS setup) @400x9, but it hangs whenever i do the priming...

try lower the frequency la, eg. 3.5GHz or 3.4GHz...

btw, i'm using 24/12 bios and the lowest VTT is 1.20v, the screenie I taken from somewhere.

nah, i'm good @3GHz, 333x9 with 4-4-4-10 now... performance wise... maybe on par or almost same as 400x8, other than that... ok la...

i got this Q though... is the VCore calculated like this?

CPU VID + CPU VID Special Add = CPU Current VCore?

for example...

my CPU VID is 1.3125V, special add is +100mV, is it calculated as 1.3125 + 0.1000?

yup, should be like this, but I dont know the default vcore in bios is diff. from VID

eg. my E6550 VID is 1.3125v but vcore in bios only 1.28v. like mine now, add 50mV, so my vcore in bios is 1.28v + 0.05v = 1.33v

switched to E2140 M0 for 100% Overclocking @1.4500VCore..., tried 100% on E2160, i can't pass OCCT 30Mins Test at even 1.5800VCore, could've try higher but the temp is hold me back... so ended up use E2140 with 400x8 @1.4500VCore

enough speaking... here's the screenshot...



CPU 1 Temp Idle/Load/Idle


CPU 2 Temp Idle/Load/Idle


P35's temp

* i'm not so sure, why the P35 so hot - is it because using stock heatsink?

PWM temp


CPU VCore


minor updates...
the system forced to reboot 1.4240VCore on load, thought might be due to insufficient juice, pumped to +150mV instead of 137.5mV previously, ran again... load still @1.4240VCore but passed the test

eh...any of u guys stumble around any WC setup pics for this mobo? searching around in the net but still cannot find...

still deciding whether wanna go water or air for the CPU & Northbridge

THermalright Ultra 120 for Quad Core and Ultima 90i for Dual core lo boss. hahaha

For WC, u'll b the 1st person to do the setup