E3110 & Abit IP35 Pro

[baltoos]

My Opty148 & DFI Expert Main Rig died a while back & I decided upgrade a couple of components. I now am beginning to tweak a few settings on my new Abit IP35 Pro & Xeon E3110 setup.
I was able to hit 3.6GB right off by only raising the FSB setting. I left everything else alone. I left V-Core at the stock VID setting of 1.1625V.
I'm currently trying it out at 3780MHz (420FSB) with V-Core set at 1.2125V in BIOS. I've been running Prime 95 v25.6 for over for 6 hrs. & it hasn't crashed yet. Max Core temp, according to Reak Temp 2.60, is 60°C with an ambient room temp of 85°F (29°C) Here's a screen shot:



I'm hoping to get North of 4GB with this chip & it looks like I'm off to a decent start.
Many thanks to graysky for his excellent guide to tweaking Intel's latest!
-Dave

 

[Nebulous]

Nice! You've got a gem of a chip I'm running 4.1Ghz with 1.3v.

 

[Sarsbaby]

I bet you can get the same speed but a higher fsb by dropping that multi and rasing the cpu frequency.

Probably with the same voltage too.
I have found that the E8400/E3110's like 8 instead of 9, and really get moving around 4.0ghz.

That's some nice voltage though for 3.7!

 

[baltoos]

Thanks guys! Sar, I just might try that. I was really pleased when I dialed it up to 400FSB & it ran Prime 95 for a few hours at the lowest V-core this mobo will allow. I guess the IP35 Pro won't allow anything less than VID without chip mods.
BTW, P95 is still running & it's been over 8 hours now.
CPU is cooled by my Thermalright XP90 with the Delta fan from my old setup. Looks like its doing OK so far.
-Dave

 

[wingman99]

My Opty148 & DFI Expert Main Rig died a while back

Why did it Dye, was it the board or cpu

 

[baltoos]

It appears it was the mobo. I came home from work one day, hit the start button & NOTHING. It was fine in the morning.
-Dave

 

[wingman99]

It appears it was the mobo. I came home from work one day, hit the start button & NOTHING. It was fine in the morning.
-Dave

Did you check the PSU

 

[baltoos]

First thing I checked was the PSU, it's powering the rig now & seems to ee just fine. It's an OCZ Powerstream 520W.
-Dave

 

[wingman99]

It appears it was the mobo. I came home from work one day, hit the start button & NOTHING. It was fine in the morning.
-Dave

What was the motherboard and how long did you have it.

 

[eaa315]

500x8 @ 1.32vcore giddy up

 

[baltoos]

wingman,
It was a DFI 939 Expert & an opty 148. Had that setup for a little over 2 years.

eaa315,
Looks real nice! I'm getting closer.

-Dave

 

[JonSimonzi]

I'm getting that combo at the end of the month and hope to achieve 500x8. It will be paired up with 4gb of 1000mhz g.Skill.

 

[wingman99]

wingman,
It was a DFI 939 Expert & an opty 148. Had that setup for a little over 2 years.

have you seen other people with DFI falure just wondering

 

[wingman99]

I'm getting that combo at the end of the month and hope to achieve 500x8. It will be paired up with 4gb of 1000mhz g.Skill.

what combo are you getting.

 

[JonSimonzi]

what combo are you getting.

E3110 and IP35 Pro. With 4gb of the 1000mhz g.skill.

 

[wingman99]

E3110 and IP35 Pro. With 4gb of the 1000mhz g.skill.

how about the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 or GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R i have GiGABYTE now and i love it over ABIT the X48 has no FSB wall also it supports 1200 DDR2

 

[JonSimonzi]

how about the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 or GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R i have GiGABYTE now and i love it over ABIT the X48 has no FSB wall also it supports 1200 DDR2

The GA-X48-DS4 is a little out of my price range, but I'll look into the GA-EP45-DS3R. I've just never used anything besides a Asus or Abit motherboard, so I've generally leaned towards them.

 

[wingman99]

The GA-X48-DS4 is a little out of my price range, but I'll look into the GA-EP45-DS3R. I've just never used anything besides a Asus or Abit motherboard, so I've generally leaned towards them.

Yes i know what your saying i ran into a problem with ABIT support and they never responded and GIGABYTE took care of me right away i play no favorites just who is going to take care of me for my 3 year warranty

 

[eaa315]

Thanks baltoos, you'll definitely get there my man, it's a great combo.

I've always had great success with both Abit & Asus, have used several of both with no issues

 

[baltoos]

It took me a while, but I've finally manage to get what I believe to be a very nice overclock in my Xeon 3110. I found I could easily get it around 4GHz, but I had to raise the V-core to do that & the CPU temps started getting a bit high.
My Thermalright XP90 was not quite up to the task of keeping the CPU cool enought for any more.
I've recently acquired an Enzotech Extreme-X heatsink & fan from Sidewinder Computers for the 3110.
It's an excellent heatsink, but for some reason, not very popular. My case is rather narrow, so the very popular TRUE would be a tight fit. The Enzotech is very well made with a mirror finish on the base where it contacts the CPU.
This heatsink is definitely doing a better job than the XP90.
I'm currently running the 3110 at 460FSB or 4140MHz.
I've just run Prime95 for over 9 hours without crashing, so this setup is pretty stable.



Temps maxed out at 64°C & that was only for a short burst. I might get a bit more out of it after the Arctic Silver cures for a while longer
I've also upgaded to 4GB of RAM (4x 1GB) & Windows Vista Ultimate 64.
It's still dual boot with XP Pro.
What youse guys said is very true: E3110 & Abit IP35 Pro is an excellent combo.
-Dave