too much overclocking?

Bamber19

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORE-2-DUO-2x3-5-GHz-2-GB-250-GB-7600-GS-DUAL-CORE_W0QQitemZ260077138862QQihZ016QQcategoryZ179QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is this normal, a core 2 duo 1.8ghz x2 processor being overclocked to 3.5Ghz x2...or have i missed something? Secondly should they even be claiming at the top of the page that it is that level of processor?

Jamangie

Gotta be a typo I reckon. Maybe just maybe 2.5Ghz X2 at a push. Check the processor out on ebuyer reviews and see if anyone there has clocked one to that. I doubt it. Prolly just a typo but maybe a con. Steer clear anyway mate.

tobyosbourn

Yeah, I would avoid, stinks a bit.

BillScarab

Hmm, the Core 2 Duo range are very overclockable, but that sounds a bit too good to me. The E4300 was only launched this month, there's some info on

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2903&p=2

They managed to overclock an E4300 to 3.3Ghz

"Using Gigabyte's GA-965P-DS3 motherboard, our engineering sample was able to run at 3.375GHz (375MHz x 9.0) at 1.468V using a stock Intel cooler. Although the E4300 still only has a 2MB L2 cache, when overclocked to over 3.3GHz you end up with a chip that's faster than Intel's Core 2 Extreme X6800 - at only $163."

So it may be possible to get 3.5 Ghz using better cooling. It may be worth sending him a mail to ask exactly how he's cooling the processor as it's not that clear in the description. Personally I think I would rather buy something like that with it running at standard speeds and overclock it myself.

It seems a pretty decent price though (if you like garish cases)

wolfman

Yeah, I've heard that's roughly the limit for the E6300. I've not read much about the E4300 though. They will no doubt be difficult to get hold of for a while.

I've got my E6300 overclocked at 2.8Ghz no problem. Runs completely stable, and temps are ok (40C idle, 52 load). Ideally it's best to get an aftermarket cooler (I use a Scythe Ninja) and a case with decent airflow. The C2D's are very overclockable. The E6300 used to be the "best buy" but on recent prices, you'll get better results with the E6400 (in relation to cost).

hasnath

those e4300 are meant to be quite overclockable however they are not release in the UK as of yet, should be here within a week or two.

However considering that OC aren't gauranteed, I wonder if they have 5 systems available ready for that clock speed.

Any C2D around 3ghz should be more than enough really IMO.

Blacksheep1979

It might be clocked to that in the bios - but wether it boots and is stable is another question. Would steer clear.

thomas01155

Have a look at these http://listings.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsocmdZListingItemList?sofocus=so&sbrftog=1&catref=C3&from=R2&socmd=ListingItemList&satitle=&sacat=179%26catref%3DC6%26curcat%3Dtrue&a26443=26460&a26444=26557&a12=26564&a25710=26568&a10244=10425&alist=a26443%2Ca26444%2Ca12%2Ca25710%2Ca10244%2Ca3801&pfmode=1&reqtype=2&gcs=1504&pfid=1826&pf_query=&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3&sadis=200&fpos=Postcode&ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&price=1&saprclo=80&saprchi=300&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search

thomas01155

My processor temperature is 24c when playing music, surfing the internet, looking in my computer, and talking on msn.

wolfman

That's incredibly low, almost questionable. The ambient room temperature won't be much (if any) lower than that. Very impressive if you can get temps like that though.

What are you using to read the temperatures? If you've got an Athlon64 or Core 2 Duo you should use an app such as CoreTemp or Intel TAT. These read the type directly from the core, rather than via a motherboard sensor, so are a lot more accurate.

thomas01155

I just used pc wizard.
Processor : Intel Pentium D 820
Number of Core : 2
Support : LGA 775
Processor Temperature : 25 °C
Processor Fan : 2596 rpm