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Asus P5Q Deluxe+2180+ozc vendetta+1.45-1.6v=3.5ghz~ for quick profit until 45nm quads become sane priced.

I got this idea after reading e2180 3ghz

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Asus P5Q Deluxe+2180+ozc vendetta+1.45-1.6v=3.5ghz~ for quick profit until 45nm quads become sane priced.

I got this idea after reading e2180 3ghz

e8400 with stock cooler and budget ram with a cheap gigabyte mobo will do the same clocks with more performance for around the same price since you save on a cooler, asus board, and good ram - plus you can run it on its normal voltage and reach those speeds on stock cooling :)

 

Didnt price everything out, but I'm sure the price will be similar and the performance will be higher.

 

**edit** Jinx! good call fireonice

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Asus P5Q Deluxe+2180+ozc vendetta+1.45-1.6v=3.5ghz~ for quick profit until 45nm quads become sane priced.

I got this idea after reading e2180 3ghz

:withstupid: Brilliant IMHO :lol: At least 2108 part seems interesting.

Get one so I can know if we are right :lol:

Edited by Syngensmyth

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I am pretty much going crossfire capable mobo. Lesser ones would be asus p5q-e or pro ones only. Unless 280gtx is sick beast and beasts 4870 cf on price/performance. I would go with asus p5q mobo then.

I am not that much on a budget but saving 150~ on cpu would help me put those into gpu. And go Q9450 late autumn.

And in case of over oc better to burn 50eu cpu then 300 haven't overclocked since pentium 3 ages ;p

 

 

 

P.S p5Q deluxe is 145 eu at my local retailer

Edited by Uantyv

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im gonna have to vote for stupid.

 

I read the review you linked, and I don't see them testing the 2180 at all. The 2160 that they are testing, they get to 3.0ghz, not 3.5. And of course even if they did, you'd still have to assume you could do the same. Also, it has 1mb cache and 800mhz bus vs spending $100 more and get (e8400) 6mb cache and 1333 bus, and alot more confidense of getting 3.5+

 

They test 2 games there. Results can vary greatly depending on exactly what you're playing and doing in the backround.

Edited by Fight Game

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You could go with the E2160 and a cheap Gigabyte P35 board that is crossfire capable and expect near the same clocks as the Asus/E2180 combination. Most of the E2160's I've seen will hit 2.8 - 3.0ghz at or near stock voltage. If you get a good one you might hit 3.2 - 3.3ghz solid with just a small bump in vcore.

 

Then you would have saved yourself a real chunk of change.

 

With that being said, I'm an E8400 fan boy and wouldn't trade mine for the world. 4.0ghz @ 1.30vcore 24/7

 

If I were spending my dough I'd spend less on a motherboard and more on a processor.

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I'd go with the 2180 personally, or something along those lines at least. But I really like overclocking super cheap stuff so that's sort of a personal preference, not necessarily the best performance/$1. I also game at 1920x1200 which knocks down CPU usage in games anyways, so that probably wouldn't be a limiting factor even though it won't clock as well.

 

Plus I wouldn't feel bad putting a bunch of volts through it. :D

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Dont expect 3.5Ghz from an E2180 even with that setup, they clock out at about 3.2Ghz

Dont forget the clock per clock difference. Totally different chips.

 

A stock e8400 will cost you more for the cpu but at stock speeds outperform that chipped overclocked - while saving money by using a cheap motherboard, value ram, and stock cooling.

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