Wai_Wai
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|  What do you pick - E21xx OR E7200 OR... ??
I'm a budget overclocker. I'm also a price/performance geek.
My current pick is E21xx which is very cheap and can overclock to 3.0Ghz easily with stock cooler. I'm also interested in the new E7200 but it's 100% expensive at my local stores (I don't buy online!).
My choice of the coming motherboard is Foxconn P35A-S.
1. What's the difference between E21xx and E7200?
As far as I know, the only differences are cache size and clock multiplier. Anything else?
2. Normally speaking, how far can E7200 go on stock cooling? How good is the overclockabilty of E7200?
I plan to use its stock cooler only. I don't plan to spend extra bucks on aftermarket coolers unless it's proved to be worth it, price/performance-wise.
Thanks.
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eX_NihiLo
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join:2003-08-05
Louisville, CO
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| With aftermarket cooling and a voltage bump you can get the e7200 up to 3.8-4.0Ghz without too much effort. No idea how far you can take it on stock cooling. If you are into video transcoding, SSE4 instruction set on Wolfdales could be helpful. Cache size does affect performance although OCing 3.0Ghz and above the video card will almost always be the limiting factor in gaming. |
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DusterAZ
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Surprise, AZ
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e2xxx series = Conroe core (65nm), 1mb L2 cache
e7xxx series = Wolfdale core (45nm), 3mb L2 cache, SSE4.1
So e7200 will run cooler and overclock better thanks to 45nm process.
I currently run a e2180 @ 3.2Ghz which runs great w/ a HD4850. It cost me around $60 for the proc, so the e7200 is 2x the cost.
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Wai_Wai
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| said by DusterAZ  :I currently run a e2180 @ 3.2Ghz which runs great w/ a HD4850. It cost me around $60 for the proc, so the e7200 is 2x the cost. Yes E7200 is twice the cost.
What coolers do you use to overclock E2180 to 3.2Ghz? Stock?
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DusterAZ
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Surprise, AZ
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July 22nd, @09:07AM
| I am using an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, it's a good compromise for cooling and noise.
»www.svc.com/acfzp7.html
I will probably swap my CPU out for a Wolfdale but I want to see how the e5xxx series does. It is basically the new e2xxx series on Wolfdale and has 2MB L2 cache. So you lose 1MB of cache to the e7200 but if the price is sub $100 then it will be worth it.
Did some searching and the wholesale price is $84 for the e5200, so that is very nice!
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toplevelpot
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join:2008-04-19
Los Angeles, CA
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| "I am using an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, it's a good compromise for cooling and noise."
Another vote for ACF7P, especially when I got a Newegg openbox special $15 (bought something else, same time so free shipping ).
Wolfdale +1 too.
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Wai_Wai
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July 23rd, @12:49AM
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said by DusterAZ :I am using an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, it's a good compromise for cooling and noise. » www.svc.com/acfzp7.htmlI will probably swap my CPU out for a Wolfdale but I want to see how the e5xxx series does. It is basically the new e2xxx series on Wolfdale and has 2MB L2 cache. So you lose 1MB of cache to the e7200 but if the price is sub $100 then it will be worth it. Did some searching and the wholesale price is $84 for the e5200, so that is very nice! E5200 fits my bill very well. Unfortunately I can't wait. I'm going to make my build soon. So I will most likely get E7200 and give it a try.
pproximately how long can an aftermarket cooler last? How much power do they consume?
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DusterAZ
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| Aftermarker coolers should last as long as the processor you have it on  Never had that question before. The Freezer 7 Pro already comes with MX-1 compound on it so you just put it on and you should be good for years. Just clean out the dust in your case every 6 months or so and you should be fine. Power wise, the fan on the Freezer 7 Pro uses very little power, it uses the same motherboard header the stock HSF would use. |
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krazyboi
join:2008-06-27
Round Rock, TX
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said by toplevelpot :"I am using an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, it's a good compromise for cooling and noise." Another vote for ACF7P, especially when I got a Newegg openbox special $15 (bought something else, same time so free shipping ). another one for the ACF7P! I've been using it for almost 2 years and it runs good. My friend also put one on his e6400. Very easy to install. I have a OC'd e6300 running at 2.8ghz and it keeps it cool. |
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