Boxed E2140 @ Micro Center...$60 @ B&M; add $6 to ship

[SerpentRoyal]

Okay deal for an 8x multiplier C2D CPU. The HP DDR2 667 RAMs and Abit IP35-E combo should be able to take a good chip up to 3.2GHz with 2.0Vdimm (400MHz FSB). Higher FSB speed will require quality RAMs like Kingston "N5" 1.8V DDR2 800 ValueRAM.

The Abit board should run well with default settings if paired with quality RAMs. My sample hits 3.32GHz with 1.46Vcore.

http://microcenter.com/single_...tml?product_id=0266759

 

[nyker96]

don't forget they charge sale tax in some states they got a showroom at. like NY, MA etc. so need to add another 5 bucks or so to this price if you in one of those states.

 

[tbogstad]

With tax still comes out to $68.98 shipped in VA , which is still the lowest price i could find anywhere by $2.50 for a retail box E2140.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: nyker96
don't forget they charge sale tax in some states they got a showroom at. like NY, MA etc. so need to add another 5 bucks or so to this price if you in one of those states.

Only in CA, CO, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, TX, and VA...about 30% of the states. If you're close to a B&M store, then it's $60 + tax. I paid $64.64 OTD.

I don't see any $60 AMD CPU capable of keeping up with this chip @ 3.0-3.2GHz.

 

[buddhatb]

Very good deal for a bargain system build especially when you overclock to 3+ GHz.

 

[nyker96]

Originally posted by: SerpentRoyal

Originally posted by: nyker96
don't forget they charge sale tax in some states they got a showroom at. like NY, MA etc. so need to add another 5 bucks or so to this price if you in one of those states.

Only in CA, CO, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, TX, and VA...about 30% of the states. If you're close to a B&M store, then it's $60 + tax. I paid $64.64 OTD.

I don't see any $60 AMD CPU capable of keeping up with this chip @ 3.0-3.2GHz.

Yes totally agree if don't need to pay tax, then it's a decent deal, cheaper than anywhere else, but if pay tax the total can be up to 71 bucks which is same as ZZF's 72. I totally agree than if you OC this one no AMD chip can touch it at 3+ Ghz.

 

[antmanbee]

I got the same deal a few weeks ago and got 2. With a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L at default voltage one of them runs at 3.2G with 4G of the HP cheap ram. I have not tried the other one yet. Great chip, 100% overclock. Why buy anything more?

 

[steelgtr]

Originally posted by: antmanbee
I got the same deal a few weeks ago and got 2. With a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L at default voltage one of them runs at 3.2G with 4G of the HP cheap ram. I have not tried the other one yet. Great chip, 100% overclock. Why buy anything more?

Will this OC better/easier than the 2160?

thx

bob

 

[SerpentRoyal]

No. You need better RAM and a good MB that can overclock 800MHz chip to at least 420MHz FSB. These chips tend to top out around 425MHz FSB. Therefore, the E2140 may be capped at 3.4GHz.

 

[buddhatb]

The 2160 is a better overclocking cpu due to the higher multiplier.

 

[Geraldo8022]

How well do these OC if you have a good overclocking MB and Crucial Ballistix, but do not have the MO stepping?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

The average is 3.2GHz.

 

[proroc]

Hey guys will this chip run ok on a mobo that takes ddr2 533 ram?

 

[slightlyhuman]

how well could I oc with the 2x1gb of corsair xms(pc 5400)?

 

[slightlyhuman]

also, what's the difference between core 2 duo and dual-core procs?

are they the same thing?

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: DP
also, what's the difference between core 2 duo and dual-core procs?

are they the same thing?

Core 2 Duo is the name of the brand. Dual core is actual architecture.

Basically, all Core 2 Duos are dual-core.

 

[hans007]

core 2 duo and pentium dual core e2000 are the same chips more or less.


the e2000 series, is basically the core 2 duo d4000 chips, but with half the cache turned off.

so e2140 has no equivalent, but e2160 is basically e4300 with 1mb cache gone, anad e2180 is the e4400 with 1mb cache turned off.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: proroc
Hey guys will this chip run ok on a mobo that takes ddr2 533 ram?

It should work with older boards. Note that some junk boards may have problem detecting single-sided DIMM.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: DP
how well could I oc with the 2x1gb of corsair xms(pc 5400)?

It's hard to predict compatibility with other RAMs at different speed.

 

[slightlyhuman]

buying one.

have an 8800gt and 3800 x2. hopefully after OC'ing the shizzle out of this 2140 my 8800gt won't be waiting on the cpu.

 

[RKS]

Will this processor provide any significant performance over a P4 3.2? I guess for $60 I can't expect much.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Crank up the core speed to +2.8GHz and it will blow away the P4.

 

[Cabages]

Think this would be a good for a beginner overclocker to get into?

 

[goodthymes]

I have this cpu coupled with the abit IP35-E, overclocked to 2.8Ghz stable at stock settings. This is also my first overclock endeavor.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Originally posted by: Cabages
Think this would be a good for a beginner overclocker to get into?

Should work well with Abit IP35-E. Avoid OCZ RAMs. 1.8V DDR2 800 RAMs from Crucial or Kingston would be my 1st choice. You can also go with Kingston N5 DDR2 667 RAMs. These module will hit 400MHz with 2.0 to 2.1Vdimm.