E6420 has arrived

MikeOCUK · 19 Apr 2007 at 14:36

it arrived yesterday, but I've not had chance to fit it yet. It's going in tonight. Either on the standard cooler or an SI-128.
Ive got an Abit QuadGTboard. Hoping to get a nice clock from it

Has anybody else got there's fitted and seen how far they can go?>

Mike

MeatLoaf · 19 Apr 2007 at 17:42

Im hoping to pick one up shortly

Nick1881 · 19 Apr 2007 at 17:55

Will be interesting to see how these clock, they seem a fantastic buy.

Can you let us know the stock fsb and multi please.

Nick

wellibob · 19 Apr 2007 at 17:59

Early reports from what ive heard they clock as well as any core2 duo can, given the right combination components of course

Antecer · 19 Apr 2007 at 17:59

I don't fancy overclocking as it is hassle and instability in the long run no? However, am I right in thinking that this chip is the best 'bang for buck' right now?

Also, am I silly for not wanting to overclock, I did dabble and had some good results, but it just felt wrong, like I was stressing the **** out of my kit, and that it would undoubtedly cause crashes and trouble. Nearly all computers crash, and when mine did rarely I thought it was cause of the OC. How long running 'prime stable' is STABLE?

Many Thanks

Good luck clocking your chip man!

MeatLoaf · 19 Apr 2007 at 18:05

mr_x_plosion said:
Will be interesting to see how these clock, they seem a fantastic buy.

Can you let us know the stock fsb and multi please.

Nick

1066 FSB, 8x Multi, 2.13Ghz stock

gurusan · 19 Apr 2007 at 19:10

MikeOCUK said:
it arrived yesterday, but I've not had chance to fit it yet. It's going in tonight. Either on the standard cooler or an SI-128.
Ive got an Abit QuadGTboard. Hoping to get a nice clock from it

Has anybody else got there's fitted and seen how far they can go?>

Mike

congrats..let us know the results. What are you switching from?

MikeOCUK · 19 Apr 2007 at 22:10

iv just gone from an Intel 820 dual core to the E6420

On my QuadGT board, with 2gb of ballastix PC5400,

ive crept it up to 400 x 8 @ 1.5v, DDR2 voltage is 1.95v.

It idles at 24C and seems to go no higher than 35C at full load (using SI-128 cooler with akasa fan).

I need to have a good mess about and find the safe voltages before i push it further., But its getting a similar score in sisoft sandra to the bottom end quad cores!!! well above the e6700 score

gurusan · 19 Apr 2007 at 22:14

very nice....what are you using to monitor temps? THose seem pretty low for 3.2ghz and 4mb cache. As for voltage limits, personally I'd be nervous over 1.525-1.55 on air for 24/7 usage but it's really down to how much you want to fret over it.

C64 · 20 Apr 2007 at 07:05

Probably speedfan no way are those temps correct lol try tat.

SteveOBHave · 20 Apr 2007 at 09:18

Interesting - the seem like a fairly logical stopgap between the current C2Ds and the 45nm chips... Still I think I'm gonna hold out till the next gen...

MikeOCUK · 20 Apr 2007 at 09:57

sorry guys, posted wrong temps, those were atr just above stock speed.

@ 400 x 8, i got 27C at idle, and 45C at full load after running orthos for 25mins.

temps monitored using Abit Guru (new version)

I managed 385 x 8 without upping the core voltage at all, but it wouldnt post at 400 x 8 until i upped the voltage a touch.

C64 · 20 Apr 2007 at 10:05

I'd use intel tat or coretemp m8 seem to be the only mildy accurate readers.
Bios and mboard apps seems to be always lower.

Richdog · 20 Apr 2007 at 10:11

Antecer said:
I don't fancy overclocking as it is hassle and instability in the long run no?

You're absolutely right, it increases the chance of your house exploding and has been known to reduce the life-expectancey of the CPU from 20 years to 15 years.

Anyway these CPU's look quite nice... may be tempted to build a cheapish HTPC with one.

Big.Wayne · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:25

Richdog said:
You're absolutely right, it increases the chance of your house exploding and has been known to reduce the life-expectancey of the CPU from 20 years to 15 years.

Of course thats a joke right?

Richdog · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:44

Big.Wayne said:
Of course thats a joke right?

No, i'm deadly serious Wayne.

Big.Wayne · 20 Apr 2007 at 15:48

Richdog said:
No, i'm deadly serious Wayne.

Of course your joking right? thing is I don't see an emote so its hard to tell

If your serious, then please explain?

Cob · 20 Apr 2007 at 16:04

Priceless.

Richdog · 20 Apr 2007 at 16:08

Big.Wayne said:
Of course your joking right? thing is I don't see an emote so its hard to tell

If your serious, then please explain?

Ok, as you overclock the CPU it increases the chance of the chip catching fire... which can happen when electrodes reach a certain temperature. That's why I reccommend people don't overclock unless then need the extra power, or are fully away of the consequences of doing so. And as for my other comment, when I buy a CPU I want it to last at least 20 years... overclocking it will shorten that lifespan to 15 years. Which is no good to me.

Justintime · 20 Apr 2007 at 16:09

Richdog said:
Ok, as you overclock the CPU it increases the chance of the chip catching fire... which can happen when electrodes reach a certain temperature. That's why I reccommend people don't overclock unless then need the extra power, or are fully away of the consequences of doing so. And as for my other comment, when I buy a CPU I want it to last at least 20 years... overclocking it will shorten that lifespan to 15 years. Which is no good to me.

Overvolting will reduce the lifespan, even if cooled with Phase etc.., but nothing detrimental if not gone overboard with the volts, unless its a first Gen Northwood

And as to cpus catching fire? LOL. You want a cpu to last 20yrs? Planning a museum?