e2180 Overclocking

[letired]

Hi everybody,

I've used the search feature a bunch but I can't seem to find anything on OCing these chips with the stock coolers. They're $80 with free shipping retail at newegg, but I've seen them for $60 + Ship at TigerDirect (after rebate, which I've heard is terrible through TigerDirect). I'd be paying $87.48 out of pocket at TD for an OEM chip, then grab an Arctic Freezer 7, or just buy the retail and forget about the rebate and run it on stock cooling. I've heard of pretty good speeds with the stock cooler, but I can't seem to find the info...

I may just buck it up, order everything from the egg and grab an heatsink there while I'm at it.

 

[nerp]

I decided to get a Tuniq for my E2180. Running at 3.2ghz and temps never really go beyond 50 to 52C under prime small fft test (max heat). I wish I tried the chip with the stock cooler as a comparison but the E2xxx series are just aluminum and not nearly as efficient as the copper ones that come with faster/more expensive chips.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I run my E2180 at 3.2ghz using 1.385v. Load(2 instances of Folding) temps hit 53c using the stock cooler.

 

[emblem]

Which version coretemp are you guys running?
Running version .96 I get 49C running my E2200 at 2.4 on 1.3V on Idle and 65C on load. Using Speedfan or coretemp. 96.1 I get 34C. I'm using a Arctic Freezer Pro 7 also. I've reapplied multiple times with AC5 using all the application methods I can think. I seriusly think something is wrong with a lot of these temp monitoring programs or my chip is just bad.

 

[reviewhunter]

http://www.tomshardware.com/fo...eed-overclocking-e2180

 

[v8envy]

My data point: stock cooler in a well ventilated case, E2180. At 1.315 volts and 3.0 ghz it hits about 45C tcase at load. At 1.41 and 3.33 ghz, 56 tcase. At 2.66 ghz temperatures are identical to stock - 22C idle 43C load. Add 15C for the tjunction temperature values.

 

[nerp]

Actually, if you haven't, check this thread:

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2099932&enterthread=y

A lot of people reporting on OC results with the stock cooler.

 

[letired]

Thanks for the links and the help.

 

[emblem]

Which temp software you guys using?

 

[jjmIII]

I bought an e2140 way back and it came with a full height alum cooler. Later when I bought an e2160 it came with the half height cooler. Kinda sucks, but at least I had an OEM copper/alum cooler from my q6600 to use.

I would not want to use that half height alum cooler.....looked weak. It is the one that also comes with the Conroe Celerons. Bah!!

 

[Mondoman]

Yes, sadly Intel seems to have switched over to the 1/2-height coolers for the e2xxx. My full-height works great for e2160@3GHz.