E2140/E2160 Overclocking potential ?

[vonhell]

does anyone have any experience with one of those CPUs ? I saw some ES benchmarks a fe weeks ago but those were just ESs... has anyone seen any serious benchmark of the final product ? I'm especially interested in OCing and how it compares to E4300, since in the benchmark I mentioned, the ES was overclocked by almost 100% without even using water cooling

the reason I ask is that my brother is looking for a new PC (will be buying one next month) and I was seriousy thinking about putting E2160 in it, though E4300 is also a possibility

 

[morg]

as i see it, it can overclock up to the same frequency. having the same multi. then, check your fsb wall

if your Mobo has a max of fsb 400, get the 2160 or 4400

as overclocking choice, if you're only looking for a good core clock, it's a god buy but if the application you use are influenced by cache memory, it's better for you to get a 6320/6420 with 4mb total cache

4300/4400 have a good 2mb total cache

2140/2160 have a tiny total 1mb cache which makes it a celeron C2D

think about it...

most peoples have it at 3.7ghz

if your fsb wall is 400 you'll have the 4300/2140 at 400x8 = 3.2


while the 4400/2160 will be running at 400x9=3.6

personnally, i think the extra bucks are worth for both extra cache and multiplier.

6420(x8) and 6320(x7) are low multi / 4mb cache cpu's...
get these if you got good ram and board...


if you want an almost unlimited mobo fsb, get a P35 to ensure compatibility with incoming most abusable cores...

my choice... ( which i'm planning to buy )

standard P5K ( P35 chipset )
dual channel ocz pc2-8500 1066mhz 5-5-5-15
intel Core 2 6320

this should result in a core-limit overclock with 4mb cache
6320 + P5K(p35 chipset) + 1066mhz stable ram ddr2 or ddr3
7x533 = 3.7ghz reacheable depending on cooling and stepping.

3.7 ghz is comparable at least to A64X2 @ 4.25ghz or Pentium D at 6.5ghz

with 4mb shareable cache, no doubt, you won't fing a GPU fast enough to match up with the CPU...