Does the New SL9T9 C2D E6400 Overclock well?

[aimforsilence]

Getting a Core 2 Duo E6400 this week.. and would like to know if the newer SL9T9 revision of the E6400 (Allendale) overclock as nice as the previous SL9S9 conroe version? I would like to clock it to 3.2GHz... and it'll be on a ASUS 650i or 680i Motherboard (haven't decided what to get yet)

thanks

 

[aimforsilence]

anyone??? Has anybody with the Allendale E6400 overclocked? does it perform similar to the conroe version?

 

[PCTC2]

It really depends on the batch code and week and such. It should OC fine, as the Allendales OC just as well as some Conroes. On 3GM forums, someone with a E6300 Allendale did a 100% OC on air.
Nuff said.

EDIT: here's a 3.4GHz OC right in the AT forums:
E6400 Allendale OC

 

[aimforsilence]

thanks that really helped me out!

 

[imported_Truenofan]

anyone know of a app that can check ram voltages? im just wondering what my board is running my ram at.

 

[PCTC2]

hte BIOS?

 

[StopSign]

Just for the record, E6300 and E6400 are Conroes, not Allendales.

 

[swtethan]

well what do YOU think? I can go higher if i wanted.....

I had it at 3.2, but it needed vcore bump to get it stable, im fine with 3.1 right now.

 

[PCTC2]

StopSign, intel introduced the L2 stepping of the E6300 and the E6400 as Allendales with 2MB native on-die Cache, instead of 4MB w/ 2MB disabled.
The B2 stepping E6300s and the E6400s are the Conroes.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
StopSign, intel introduced the L2 stepping of the E6300 and the E6400 as Allendales with 2MB native on-die Cache, instead of 4MB w/ 2MB disabled.
The B2 stepping E6300s and the E6400s are the Conroes.

cpuz says conroe http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/swtethan/cpuz.JPG

 

[tersome]

Originally posted by: swtethan
cpuz says conroe http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/swtethan/cpuz.JPG

CPUZ hasn't been updated for L2 chips yet. IIRC, it doesn't read the name of the core from the chip. It just "infers" the name from the stepping information.

 

[aimforsilence]

so which chip should i try my best to get... a Conroe or Allendale? or should i just get whatever they give me?

 

[PCTC2]

I would have to say try to get a Conroe w/ a Batch Code of "B" or "A".
The Conroes seem to OC slightly better but either or should do.

EDIT: If you're gonna do SLI, get a 680i board. Even if not, it's a great board, will support future 1333MHz FSB, supports up to DDR2-1200 and is quite dope in general. I'm using an eVGA 680i SLI rev A2 and I'm maxing out at 3.733 GHz (466.67*8) on my E6400 "A" Conroe because of NB/MCP cooling.

 

[aimforsilence]

i'll be getting either an Asus 650i board or 680i board.. and i WONT be doing SLi as my 8800 GTS is more than enough for me

 

[aimforsilence]

to add to my last post... if i ask the place im going to buy my E6400 at to put all there E6400's on the counter so i can pick one.. what am i looking for on the actual chip? like i no that a Conroe is a SL9S9 and a Allendale is a SL9T9.... but if there anything else i should be aware of?

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: PirateMyke
to add to my last post... if i ask the place im going to buy my E6400 at to put all there E6400's on the counter so i can pick one.. what am i looking for on the actual chip? like i no that a Conroe is a SL9S9 and a Allendale is a SL9T9.... but if there anything else i should be aware of?

I honestly think the SL9S9 will play very little role besides IDing the CHip.

The most important numbers i found on the C2D are these:

L631B120 that is right below that set of numbers.

From that you can tell the week: 31 and my stepping: B


When people say you want a B stepping, they are refering to the letter B on my Stepping code. Does this make sense?


To my knowledge also, B's are the best, however they heat up more then A. And Avoid F's


Also Xeon's i hear are coming in A steppings, but dont OC that well. :T


I just migrated from a AMD -> Opty -> QX (for 2 weeks ) -> E6600
i just got my hands on ocing this baby this weekend. So far thats the numbers everyone is asking for when IDing your chip.

 

[PCTC2]

"B" is not a stepping code! It's a batch code. On the box, L631BXXX is the full code. B is a batch code, and the 31 is the week.
B's tend to run on a lower vID than "A"s, and thus are slightly more OCable. "F"s are by far the worst.

EDIT: Stepping codes are the "B1", "B2", and "L2"

 

[aimforsilence]

So when getting my Processor.. just make sure on the actual Processor itself.. on the IHS it has a B? and NO F right? i just wanna make sure im not getting a crap CPU... because if im spending money... mise-well spend it wisely!

 

[PCTC2]

yeah. it's also on teh box too, not just the IHS.

 

[aimforsilence]

where on the box? does anyone have a picture or something?

 

[chizow]

If you're looking at the box from the front, its on the right side clear as day. Can't miss it. FPO/Batch is clearly labeled along with the number coding listed above. Good luck!

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
"B" is not a stepping code! It's a batch code. On the box, L631BXXX is the full code. B is a batch code, and the 31 is the week.
B's tend to run on a lower vID than "A"s, and thus are slightly more OCable. "F"s are by far the worst.

EDIT: Stepping codes are the "B1", "B2", and "L2"

ahhh thank you for the correction

 

[aimforsilence]

so what sort of batch numbers should i be looking for?

like the entire number so i can jot it down?

 

[aimforsilence]

Originally posted by: PirateMyke
so what sort of batch numbers should i be looking for?

like the entire number so i can jot it down?

anyone??

 

[aimforsilence]

Originally posted by: PirateMyke
so what sort of batch numbers should i be looking for?

like the entire number so i can jot it down?

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