to incorrect overclocking/excessive overclocking,etc. Do overclocking at your own risk. Due to the nature of the manufacturing processes for CPU,etc your results might not be exact as others. [/b][/#ff0000]...

well. You really need a newer graphics card, but for what you're doing I think the CPU is more important. You can get an HD 5850 next month ;) The i5 is akin to an i7, but with hyperthreading disabled, giving you 4 cores, great overclockability, but not...

parts were $800) ok overclocking an E2180 will do the job and p35 mobo is ok too but my friends told me overclocking is risky as i play 6~8 hours without break. you tell me guys the truth side of overclocking. Actually I dont have a predetermined budget...

any special mother boards ? i have just got basic Intel D945GCNL with dual core E2180 2.0 ghz 1. gb ram with 400 w , is that enough to overclocking this card ? No need dude I only have a 350W dell PSU and a G33 MOBO With Q6600 and 4Gb ram No need of anything...

on the E2180 was at 10 multi*300fsb, but after jumping the FSB wall I am able to run at 9 multi*400. If being able to overclock to 3.6GHZ by lowering my multi makes me weird...so be it. I'm just another weirdo with an E2180 overclocked to 3.6GHZ. :) ...

that 3 E6600/88GT scores on that level. 10762 here. E6600 8800GT @ 715/2050 Whats your PSU? Make sure you have PCIe on x16 in the bios. Ya All the reviews you saw were probably overclocked. My e2180 at 3.3 scores 2770 for the cpu score and it cost me...

Reformat HDD so it will run without problems on the new machine. $215.00 and you will be kickingass compared to what you got now. You can overclock the e2180 to 3.0 real easy also. Same here it looks like its the combination of your cpu and ram that is limiting...

you pulled the 400W figure from it's never been just about the wattage or just about the graphics card. If I was running a modest budget gaming rig (maybe an overclocked E2180 and not that Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 rig Anan...

overclock my e2180 or get a new processor. Ok, so a couple games are coming out that I want and the recommended specs require a 3Ghz dual core. I'm wondering if I should overclock my e2180 (stock 2Ghz) to 3Ghz or if I should go get a e5300 (stock 2.6 Ghz) and...