I hear the EP35 DS3L has problems with voltage or something, all I want is my E2180 at 3ghz stable for a good price, so are the problems true or will it work easy, or what would be a better choice?
What about the EP43 DS3L? it has the PCI 2.0 for $10 bucks more but not many reviews about OC
My system-
E2180
EP35 DS3L-??
G Skill 2 GB
HD 4850
If u dont need SLI/CF, then go for a P35 board like ASUS P5K-E WIFI, GIGABYTE P35 DS3L/DS3R or ABIT IP35 PRO, all of these 4 boards are solid (i myself have P5K-E WIFI and i love it)
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Reply to Maziar
I use a P5K-E from Asus, P35 and have an E2180 @ 3ghz 8x375 1.385 volts in bios running 24/7
I know the gigabytes are excellent overclockers also, many people with 2180 also get spectacular results with the gigabyte boards.
Not to sure about the P43 chipset, but I highly doubt your future motherboard is going to limit the overclock of such a processor. Anyways just as an example I have to bump my Vcore up to 1.5 just to get to 3.2ghz stable, most people seem to hit walls when going ~3ghz+ with the E2180. You might also want to consider aftermarket cooling if you intend to keep it at 3ghz 24/7 depending on the voltages it's stable at and if you don't always have AC during the summer.
thinking about it, the FSB on the E2180 is capped at roughly 400mhz so I have no doubt the EP43 DS3L will do as fine of a job on a E2180, and plus PCI-E 2.0 I believe does have some benefits these days. Quality P45 boards seem to be roughly $50 more expensive, so they may not be the best value.
Finally, It seems most of the recent intel chipsets like the P35 run awfully hot, putting on a little 40mm fan with tie wraps may also be a good idea to help keep it cool. Good luck with your overclock, and sorry my post isn't really in order, I write as I think sometimes.
Message edited by deardeath on 07-08-2008 at 09:38:17 AM
Stick with the P35 and the E2180. You will run out of CPU headroom long before you run out of FSB.
A good P35 Mb can give you a better FSB overclock than most x38/48 Mb's and for a single GPU system, it is still a viable choice. It is also validated to run at 333FSB which, coupled with your 10x multiplier, will result in a 3.33Ghz CPU overclock before you even have to overclock your Mb.
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Reply to outlw6669
Due to its multiplier, the E2180 will not hit a FSB wall.
No need for the E2200, it will not OC better.
The EP35 DS3L does not have voltage problems and is quite renowned for being a solid board. It does have dynamic energy saving features which you may need to turn off, but since 3.0 is not a heavy OC, you likely will not even need to do that. Leaving it on if possible is actually preferable.
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Reply to zenmaster
I'm running P5K-E + E2160 3.0Ghz. I do 1333FSB, so the memory can be set correctly (667/800/1066). I use a pair of 1066 Dominators. For that, I do 9X333 and set strap NB at 333. 1.3V works well. My friend has a P5WDH + E2160, and somehow his CPU seems to run colder, even though my cooler is better (might be just the readings though).
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