Overclocking a e2160 M0

vaga13ond

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Here's the system setup:

Abit IP35 Mobo
e2160 M0 stepped CPU
Coolermaster Hyper TX2 CPU cooler
8800 GTS vid card
2 x 1GB OCZ Gold DDR2 800
2 x 1GB Corsair XM2 DDR2 800

Now I'm trying to figure out if what I've done is alright since it's been a while since I've OCed anything and can not tell which temperature probe is right among other things with all the conflicting information.

By Bios this is what I'm doing:
FSB: 345MHz
Multiplier: 9x
Estimated Clock: 3105MHz
DRAM Speed: DDR2-828

CPU Core Voltage: 1.4250V
DDR2 Voltage: 2.05V (mem asks to be put @ 2.0 minimum)
All other voltages remain at default.

Now while running Prime95 and CPU-Z and CoreTemp 0.96 I get the following:

CPU-Z:
Core Speed - 3105.3MHz
Core Voltage - 1.384V (under load) then 1.272V not under load speed stepped down to 2070Mhz

Core Temp:
Idle: 39C
@ Load doing Prime 95: Average 67C spikes up to 72C occasionally

Now the tj. max is listed @ 100C in CoreTemp so is this the right temperature? The system is pretty stable as it's ran Prime95 in large fft and blend for 3 hours without fail. I can't reduce the CPU voltage @ this FSB speed as the system will reboot itself. Also, keep in mind this is with a fresh application of 'artic silver ceramic' whatever that is. It's just what I had around, or is it worth going out and getting AS5?

Bottom line is if these temps are bad for the CPU? Or do I need to just take down my OC or they're just fine? From what I've been skimming it seems like it's hot but not severely so and should be ok to run like this?
 

The-Noid

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anything under 70 is acceptable.

I would try reseating the cpu seems as if you have bad contact.
 

VirtualLarry

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It's a little hot, but I just discovered (through the new coretemp 0.96), that my E2140s @ 3.2Ghz 1.425v are really running at 84C! I haven't decided whether to downclock them yet or not.
 

vaga13ond

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After updating the BIOS and running both CoreTemp 0.96, SpeedFan 4.34 build 37 and SpeedFan 4.33 along with Abit's monitor program I'm getting

CoreTemp: 67-69C
SpeedFan / Abit: 52-54C

It falls into that 15 degree category, which one is right?

Which one to believe? Here's a picture of all the temps.

http://home.comcast.net/~dougiemd/temps.JPG

Ignore the fan warning, for some reason one of my fan's RPM output isn't outputting but it's spinning so I'll figure that out later. :)
 

darkxknight

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Originally posted by: vaga13ond
After updating the BIOS and running both CoreTemp 0.96, SpeedFan 4.34 build 37 and SpeedFan 4.33 along with Abit's monitor program I'm getting

CoreTemp: 67-69C
SpeedFan / Abit: 52-54C

It falls into that 15 degree category, which one is right?

Which one to believe? Here's a picture of all the temps.

http://home.comcast.net/~dougiemd/temps.JPG

Ignore the fan warning, for some reason one of my fan's RPM output isn't outputting but it's spinning so I'll figure that out later. :)

coretemp should be correct. and your temps aren't so different from mine. my e2160 L2 stepping idles at 43C when oc'ed to 3ghz. at load i think it hits around 70. ill test it now. im using the AC Freezer 7 for HSF.
 
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I go with speedfan because AbitEQ gives the same temp as that. CT is messed for me; no way my processor was running 85C when I oc'd to 3.4Ghz. My mobo CPU warning is set to 80C and if the temp were actually that high, it would have alerted me. It did not.

CT is broke imo.
 

TC91

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soccerballtux, if you did happen to disable the thermal throttling (TM1 and TM2), then the cpu i believe wont shut down even if it goes over its tjunction or a set motherboard setting. otherwise, coretemp may be broken or it could maybe be the motherboard not detecting the temperatures properly or as accurately.
 

myocardia

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It's actually just because CoreTemp and the BIOS/AbitEQ are reporting two completely different temps. One is reporting TCase and the other is reporting TJunction.
 

VirtualLarry

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Originally posted by: soccerballtux
I go with speedfan because AbitEQ gives the same temp as that. CT is messed for me; no way my processor was running 85C when I oc'd to 3.4Ghz. My mobo CPU warning is set to 80C and if the temp were actually that high, it would have alerted me. It did not.

CT is broke imo.

No, CT is correct. The mobo measures TCase, not TJunction. If your core (Tjunction) measurement was 85C, then TCase is 10-15C cooler than that, so say 75C. Therefore it would not have alerted you.

There's an easy way to see if SpeedFan is wrong about temps - if your CPU temp is the SAME as your core temps, then your core temps are 15C too LOW.
 

Tempered81

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when my 4300 gets too hot, a beep comes out of the motherboard speaker
i think that happens at around 80-85

the threshold is 100 i think

safe long time operational temp is the 75 or below range