Higher multiplier = less stress on mobo for same OC, right?

[Jax Omen]

I'm mostly wondering, if I were to give Kitty my current mobo and buy her an E2xxx proc, whether using a higher-multiplier CPU would actually affect her OC?

My mobo FSB-walls at 333FSB.

 

[myocardia]

That's correct. You should buy a CPU with an 10x multiplier, for the best performance from that board. If the processor is capable (alot of the E2x00's aren't), you would able to run as fast as 3.33 Ghz.

 

[v8envy]

That's truly odd. 333 fsb is a supported frequency. Strange that you can't wring anything higher out of that board.

My 2180 *can* hit 3.33 ghz with a 10x multiplier, but it ain't pretty on the voltage and temperatures side -- 1.41 volts, well over 60C temperatures per core load. Recently I've been runing it at 9x 333 instead (~3 ghz) with 1.3125 v and significantly lower temperatures -- this lets me keep my RAM at exactly rated spec. So, E2160 FTW. E2140, not so much.

 

[Jax Omen]

333fsb works great. Nothing above it works. I think the highest I've gotten is like 343 or something similar.

 

[krnmastersgt]

You're sure it isn't an fsb hole that you hit right? Tried something above 360 with a lower multi?

 

[Jax Omen]

Yes, I've tried all sorts of FSB in between 343-450. I had a couple around 350 that came out ok with the lower multi, most of them won't even post. I eventually gave up.

 

[soccerballtux]

pics or ban. PICS

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: v8envy
That's truly odd. 333 fsb is a supported frequency. Strange that you can't wring anything higher out of that board.

My 2180 *can* hit 3.33 ghz with a 10x multiplier, but it ain't pretty on the voltage and temperatures side -- 1.41 volts, well over 60C temperatures per core load. Recently I've been runing it at 9x 333 instead (~3 ghz) with 1.3125 v and significantly lower temperatures -- this lets me keep my RAM at exactly rated spec. So, E2160 FTW. E2140, not so much.

These chips are so cheap, it's really worth it to do it. I hit 74 in Orthos Small with my OC at 1.48v (in CPU-z). Idle is 34C at 1.4v (can't go lower for some reason), where I'm at most of the time. Intel's recommendations per the spec sheet are 1.5v and no higher than 73.2C. So basically you've got lots of headroom. Make use of it! Mine is still fine.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: myocardia
That's correct. You should buy a CPU with an 10x multiplier, for the best performance from that board. If the processor is capable (alot of the E2x00's aren't), you would able to run as fast as 3.33 Ghz.

+1 i for one think the 10x multi is the best multi out of all the multi's.