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E2180 overclocking

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Robry

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Got myself an E2180 after disappointing results of my Q6600 (sold to father) and waiting on a Q9x50 chip. Also went from a GA-N650SLI (its for sale actually) to an Asus P5K-E Wifi.

PC specs are:
Antec P182 case
Asus P5K-E Wifi
E2180 @ 3.2Ghz (8x400 1:1 memory, 1.5325v 1.42 actual)
TR U120E
5 120MM NMB Silent 65CFM here: x
OCZ 4Gb Vista Upgrade DDR2-800
Corsair HX520 PSU
Evga 8800gts 320mb
Raptor 74Gb Main OS
Maxtor 300Gb Storage

Anyhow, I'll try to outline my settings:

Using 8x multiplier, 400mhz FSB,
memory setting at DDR2-801*(it doesn't show the divider, just what the memory will be running at, in this case 1:1)
PCIe locked at 100mhz
NB bumped 1 step up in voltage (can't remember the voltage)
and thats it I think. I didn't adjust the ram timings, its not the fastest ram in the entire world, but it does the job.

Vista performance guide thing shows all 5.9s except the primary hard drive :( lol

here is a screenshot of the overclock:


another question for anyone, as you see in Orthos, my CPU shows up at 4ghz, as well as windows, mirc system scripts, etc. What gives? Is the board reporting 10x multiplier because thats whats default? Seems sorta weird, never experienced it before. I figured 3.2ghz would be the sweet spot for this chip, esp using 1:1 memory and 400mhz FSB.

Any input would be appreciated.
 
If you have set it to 3.2GHz, thats the speed it will be running at when under load.
 
I realize that, but what I am asking is why do all these other programs say its running at 4ghz?
 
If you havent got the latest versions of the programs, they are probably in need of an update to support your hardware fully.
If you have got the latest version, you'd be wise to check the forum of the software developer and maybe register the issue with them.

I can understand a lower multiplier appearing due to power saving but a higher one should not.
If the PC has no issues other than this, its a bug in the software.
 
well I'm just wondering if something is hardcoded for the multiplier (ie 10x) even though I'm running it at 8x.

because obviously, 10x400 = 4000Mhz, although cpuID reports 3200Mhz which is correct. Even windows says its running 4000mhz lol. It's just funny.
 
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