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E3200 4.0ghz quest

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87dtna

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Well I set out to find out if I could get 4.0ghz stable on the new little celeron E3200.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116265

I used a Biostar T-power I45 board, 2x2gb of OCZ platinum 1066, and two X1950 pro's in Xfire.

Preliminary results, this CPU clocked succesfully on stock voltage to 3.4ghz. I think a 1ghz overclock on stock Vcore is pretty impressive.

Well, I did indeed make it to 4.0ghz, but I do not like the options in the Bios for CPU voltage. It's one of those where it's like +.050v, +.100v, +1.50v, etc. So you can't set a precise voltage which is very annoying and causes you to overvolt the CPU more than necessary for a given overclock.
Anyway, with 4.0ghz still using the stock cooler (LOL) I was able to boot at 1.50 Vcore but would not stay prime95 stable. So at this point I was PO'd that I had to go an entire extra .05 volt for stability. But anyway, sure enough fully stable at 1.55 Vcore, but temps creep up past 70c in about 2 minutes of prime95 largeFFT. Max spec is 74c, so once I saw 70 I shut it down. I still think thats impressive though on a stock cooler with a 1.6ghz overclock.

Next step, hook up the TRUE cpu cooler I got sitting here, just wanted to see how good the stock cooler would do it's job. Perhaps 1.50 Vcore will stay stable if the CPU is cooler, and then I can get a little more out of it.

Next step after that is maxxing out FSB and turning down the multi. Anybody know what the max safe FSB voltage is? I got it set to 1.2v now.

For reference, batch # 3932A529

Stay tuned!

cpuz40ghz.jpg


I know not the greatest 3dmark results, gpu's are a little lacking but I wanted to see the cpu score. This scores *almost* as good as my old Phenom II 550 at 3.8ghz, that scored about 3500.

3dmark4ghz.jpg
 
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hi, i'm trying to overclock the e3200 on a gigabyte g41 board, i can only get it up to 2.86ghz, that's a x12 and 239 fsb, at 240 it won't boot. Any tips please?
 
Have you tried increasing the voltage to the CPU?

You won't be able to OC as well on a G41, but you should get further than that.

Also, watch you're temps if you are only running a stock cooler, but honestly I was able to go up to 3.6ghz before heat became an issue.
 
I guess I will also update, I did MAX out this CPU on air for sure, managed to sqeak out 4.2ghz stable!

cpuz42ghz.jpg
 
...temps creep up past 70c in about 2 minutes of prime95 largeFFT. Max spec is 74c, so once I saw 70 I shut it down.

Boo...I let my E5200 finish (and pass) IBT even when it hit 93C...lol

Nice job overall, that E3200 seems to work very well for many people. I wouldn't have expected a 800FSB chip to do so well. I wonder why they seem to clock so much better than E5200s...

EDIT: Just saw 12x350MHz...that's damn good.
 
Is this the same kind of e3200 I have? Oh boy, I'm popping that sucker in later! :D
 
It's a 40 dollar processor. Turn that **** up..

BTW - My old E3300 ran at 5Ghz daily for 2 months at 1.65v with zero issues.
 
It's a 40 dollar processor. Turn that **** up..

BTW - My old E3300 ran at 5Ghz daily for 2 months at 1.65v with zero issues.

Can't crank it too hard, might need it for forum wars. Then I can stick it under some DICE and get some nice 5ghz+ stuff in. ;)
 
Max spec is Tjunction. Tcase(70odd *c) has no bearing on anything we do, it's for OEM builder's case/HSF designs.
 
Max spec is Tjunction. Tcase(70odd *c) has no bearing on anything we do, it's for OEM builder's case/HSF designs.

Well I know, but a 70% overclock on a stock cooler just isn't gonna happen LOL. With the TRUE, temps never got much abover 60c core temp even with 1.60 Vcore at 4.2ghz.

Kona, yup thats the chip and board you received! Have fun!
 
It's a 40 dollar processor. Turn that **** up..

BTW - My old E3300 ran at 5Ghz daily for 2 months at 1.65v with zero issues.

Yeah a bit higher multi, I seemed to have hit a FSB wall at 350, even if I turned the multi down. Although it may have just been a FSB hole, I tried 400X10....maybe I should have tried 500x8 instead and then bumped the multi for 4.5ghz 500x9. 4.2ghz is still impressive for a $50 chip that started at 2.4.
 
Madness. I should get one and replace my E2160 at 3.2GHz. I could probably sell the E2160 for $35. :D
 
Madness. I should get one and replace my E2160 at 3.2GHz. I could probably sell the E2160 for $35. :D

Oh yeah it would stomp that chip, even at the same 3.2ghz. It's a wolfdale core like the E8400, just less cache.
 
It looks like the E3300 is just a couple bucks more. And the E6300/E6500 sells for $86, and it looks like it clocks about the same. I'm glad I found this thread. I love low budget overclocking.
 
It looks like the E3300 is just a couple bucks more. And the E6300/E6500 sells for $86, and it looks like it clocks about the same. I'm glad I found this thread. I love low budget overclocking.

Well the E6300 has a 1066 FSB, so less OC headroom/lower multi. My E6300 I had about a year ago could only get to 4.0ghz flat.

I would WAY get an E5400 before an E6300 knowing what I do now. 13.5 multiplier, thats a 5ghz on air clocker there. Atleast 4.7ghz, and that has 2mb cache over the E3200's 1mb. So before I would recommend the E3300, I would say E5400 for just a couple bucks more (currently $73 shipped on the egg)
 
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Well I set out to find out if I could get 4.0ghz stable on the new little celeron E3200.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116265

I used a Biostar T-power I45 board, 2x2gb of OCZ platinum 1066, and two X1950 pro's in Xfire.

Preliminary results, this CPU clocked succesfully on stock voltage to 3.4ghz. I think a 1ghz overclock on stock Vcore is pretty impressive.

Well, I did indeed make it to 4.0ghz, but I do not like the options in the Bios for CPU voltage. It's one of those where it's like +.050v, +.100v, +1.50v, etc. So you can't set a precise voltage which is very annoying and causes you to overvolt the CPU more than necessary for a given overclock.
Anyway, with 4.0ghz still using the stock cooler (LOL) I was able to boot at 1.50 Vcore but would not stay prime95 stable. So at this point I was PO'd that I had to go an entire extra .05 volt for stability. But anyway, sure enough fully stable at 1.55 Vcore, but temps creep up past 70c in about 2 minutes of prime95 largeFFT. Max spec is 74c, so once I saw 70 I shut it down. I still think thats impressive though on a stock cooler with a 1.6ghz overclock.

Next step, hook up the TRUE cpu cooler I got sitting here, just wanted to see how good the stock cooler would do it's job. Perhaps 1.50 Vcore will stay stable if the CPU is cooler, and then I can get a little more out of it.

Next step after that is maxxing out FSB and turning down the multi. Anybody know what the max safe FSB voltage is? I got it set to 1.2v now.

For reference, batch # 3932A529

Stay tuned!

cpuz40ghz.jpg


I know not the greatest 3dmark results, gpu's are a little lacking but I wanted to see the cpu score. This scores *almost* as good as my old Phenom II 550 at 3.8ghz, that scored about 3500.

3dmark4ghz.jpg

i been interested in this cpu aswell, im tempted to get 1 stick it in my p45 board an oc the **** out of it that setup is already water cooled, will be cool to see what it can do with decent cooling (mite not do well temp wise because the i dont think the ihs will be soldered on) and **** loads of vore

if i see one for about £25 i will get it, 30 is to much for me to get 1 and not use it (im unemployed right now so money is not good)
 
Well the E6300 has a 1066 FSB, so less OC headroom/lower multi. My E6300 I had about a year ago could only get to 4.0ghz flat.

I would WAY get an E5400 before an E6300 knowing what I do now. 13.5 multiplier, thats a 5ghz on air clocker there. Atleast 4.7ghz, and that has 2mb cache over the E3200's 1mb. So before I would recommend the E3300, I would say E5400 for just a couple bucks more (currently $73 shipped on the egg)
Did you have a 45nm E6300? It looks like they got it to 5GHz under phase change here:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=7&artpage=4206&articID=945
 
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