I am building a home server, and I need some help to select a lower power CPU. I have narrowed down my choices to Intel E2140 and saw one in eBay...but according to the seller its overclocked so if I buy this can I set it back to its original setting?...
CPUs do not come overclocked. The motherboard adjust the power and stuff to make it run faster. when you install it in your system, it will run stock speed.
good luck!
he might have meant that "it was overclocked" rather than "it is" because as customisbetter said, it is defintely the motherboard that decides if a chip is OC'd or not
An overly descriptive ebayer, maybe even a bit of a scammer.
"Overclocking" is popular, so ad the word to your description to capture more bidders. I bet you can find somebody that overclocked their powersupply or even their case.
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I am old enough to be your grandfather.
It was born a Dell, it was made into a computer by StevieD
Before we all get emotional over the issuew why don't we ask what the overclocked speed is compared to stock speed, it's common for even computer shops to sell overclocked systems, a moderate overclock won't hurt the cpu or other components. If however it's and extremely high overclock and I mean EXTREME, then don't buy it, cpu's brick themselves into a range etc etc.
rd - an Intel Celeron 430 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116039) will be MUCH lower power than an e2xxx CPU, and only costs $40 brand new with free shipping and free heatsink/fan, and warranty.
Meanwhile, you have a significant chance that the overclocked e2140 from ebay has been damaged, and will end up costing more than the Celeron once you pay for the CPU cooler and shipping.
If you go for the ebay CPU, at least make sure the seller offers a 14-day or longer warranty so you can verify that the CPU operates correctly.
Message edited by Mondoman on 07-27-2008 at 03:14:24 AM
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e2160@3GHz: OCing my way to Ubuntuland!
