E2180 + mobo for overclocking??

[PSN]

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

 

[th_username]

if you going for e2180 stick with p35

 

[Maziar]

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)

 

[deardeath]

Most P45/P35 motherboards overclock very well.

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.

After a bit of research I found this:
http://www.dvhardware.net/article25361.html

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.

 

[PSN]

Thanks for the help guys.

Yeah I don't want to spend over $100 as this will be my 1st build,those others do look nice though.

will have to research some more.

 

[JDocs]

If your looking at the E2180 why not also look at the E2200. Higher multipliers mean less stress on the motherboard to reach the same frequency.

 

[PSN]

Well just never read about it and always heard of the E2160 and 80.So are you saying it OC as well too?

 

[JDocs]

The E2200 is the same architecture as the E21x0 chips. Just the multiplier is 1 higher so in theory it should overclock even better.

 

[outlw6669]

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.

 

[zenmaster]

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.

 

[Murissokah]

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).