Biostar TP35D2-A7 + Intel E2160 overclocking

[MetalheadGautham]

u wont notice any diff with VMWare.hardware VT support is only exploited by 1 or 2 os and those r not from MS.
havent tested any other mobo in that budget.

well, I run primarily linux, and from what I know, it exploits hardware VT rather well.
any website where I can find sub 2.5k mobos ?

 

[johnjjx]

^^At 2.5k its a gud mobo. Jus hav a luk at palitn73v board2. Heat is nt just on fabrication. Its also on volts u feed it. Mre vcore more heat. Ofcourse at 4ghz e2180. wilb very hot

 

[hellgate]

^^^ and that vcore val also depends on fab and no. of cores.the 45nm ones req less vcore so less heat but 65nms req more vcore so more heat.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^^^ and that vcore val also depends on fab and no. of cores.the 45nm ones req less vcore so less heat but 65nms req more vcore so more heat.

whats the default vcore of E2160 ?

 

[johnjjx]

^very obvious les trans per nm. Les vcre to drive them. Les pwr cnsmption, low heat. My pt is e2160 can hit 100% y nt e2180.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^very obvious les trans per nm. Les vcre to drive them. Les pwr cnsmption, low heat. My pt is e2160 can hit 100% y nt e2180.

simple answer: the CPUs are one and the same, only the multipliers differ, along with some stability factors. So E2160 can go 3.6GHz, so can E2180. But E2160 CANT go 4.0GHz, nor can E2180.

 

[johnjjx]

I neva said 2160 go 4ghz. N ya even 2180 cnt hit 4ghz. Sad. then e2160 is bang 4 bux.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I neva said 2160 go 4ghz. N ya even 2180 cnt hit 4ghz. Sad. then e2160 is bang 4 bux.

GO AND LEARN TO TYPE IN REAL ENGLISH

Update:

www.overclock.net tells that Biostar makes excellent budget overclocking motherboards, and that their 610i mobo rocks. Also, I found out that despite the small problem the motherboard has with a limit of 1333MHz FSB, 3.0GHz is the max limit. 3.0GHz is a good number, and one can safely reach it on stock using E2160 and expect stability. So I am sticking with 610i.

And yes, geforce 7050 beats radeon 1250 at gaming, but looses at benchmarks. Who needs benchmarks anyway ?

 

[hellgate]

^^^ reached 3.6GHz with my E8400 with that mobo.the mobo did hit a FSB wall.

max vcore val of E2160 as stated by Intel is 1.35v (its same for all other 65nm C2Ds)

the only thing u sud consider is getting a small fan over the MCH cuz it kinda gets hot when oc'd but thats the prob with nVidia chipsets,they tend to run hot.

 

[johnjjx]

@metal head gundam.
M talkin english.
M typin thru cel. Apologies if u cnt undrstnd.. Wt i said was even i agree nw tht e2180a cnt hit 4g's n e2160 is best amng lot of e2xxx. Dun get mad jus like tht. U can ask politely tht u cnt get me. 160chars ova

@metal head gundam.
M talkin english.
M typin thru cel. Apologies if u cnt undrstnd.. Wt i said was even i agree nw tht e2180a cnt hit 4g's n e2160 is best amng lot of e2xxx. Dun get mad jus like tht. U can ask politely tht u cnt get me. 160chars ova

^I mean gautham*. Sorry

 

[MetalheadGautham]

@hellgate: would E2160 @ 3.0 GHz on 610i run very hot or not ?

 

[hellgate]

the procy wont run hot i.e the procy will run at the same temp @ 3GHz that u wud get in any other mobo.
but the mobo runs hot.every nVidia chipset mobo runs hotter as compared to any Intel chipset mobo.like i hav mobo temps of 38-42C (IP35-E) but the Biostar mobo ran @ 60C.

 

[axxo]

True...when the fsb voltage set to auto..chipset consumes more voltage. But when set to manual(1.45) it stabilized and stays around 1.45-1.5v. This way chipset voltage can be reduced to some extent.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

True...when the fsb voltage set to auto..chipset consumes more voltage. But when set to manual(1.45) it stabilized and stays around 1.45-1.5v. This way chipset voltage can be reduced to some extent.

and whats the expected temperature in 1.45 FSB voltage ?

from what I hear, nVidia chipsets are one of the best for overclocking. I hope 610i lives upto its expectations.

Any final comments on me trying to get myself an E2160 and a Biostar 610i and driving the CPU to 3.0 GHz and expecting the ambient Tower temperature to stay below 50*C ? Whats the possible success rate ?

 

[axxo]

The minimal voltage that can be set for chipset in my mobo is 1.35v..but since i have overclocked my proc to run @ 1.45v...given a identical volt to chipset and found the temp to be around 40-50.
nvidia chipsets are good..but p35 better.

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

nVidia chipsets are no doubt best but Intel chipsets like P35, X38 are much more stable than any nVidia chipset.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

so what about statistical values guys ? Whats the expected temperature in a slightly badly ventilated cabinet running biostar 610i and E2160 at 3GHz ?

And I own a Computer Table which has this small structure in the bottom to hold the tower, which has a wall to its right, half a wall to its left, front side facing me and exposed, and back side full of wires and 1 foot from the wall. Will its bad ventilation affect OCing ?

 

[axxo]

If you have any plan to keep the case open then its fine..else arrange for some cooling to keep the temp down. I have 6 fans installed on my elite 330. apart frm 90mm proc fan and a gpu fan. Installed additional fans
1x120mm Rear
1x120mm side
1x80mm duct
1x120mm front
since the front panel is made of mesh..am getting overall max air flow.

 

[hellgate]

just arrange for a fan to throw air on the mobo chipsets.then everything will be ok.

 

[topgear]

Can you give us some idea or point to some links about how to fix a fan on the large heatsink of nvidia mobo's.
as mobo chip's heatsink fan is not readily available in most shops.