Overclocking the E2160 Allendale

[Obiwanshinobi900]

I was thinking about buying the E2160 with the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX and an ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler and overclocking it. I have no experience with overclocking the newer dual cores. Only my socket 939 SD 3700+
How high of an over clock do you think I can get?
Will it make that big of a performance difference?
This is the parts I'm going to be using excluding the PSU and Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130328

I've been reading reviews of the E2160 and people say its a good overclocker, just wanted to get some more opinions.
Thanks in advance!

 

[rxteenager]

lol your going down the same road I am, currently i'm running an e2180 on the same board. I only have the stock HSF, so far i have it up to 2.6ghz. But take a look at this link. You'll find an answer to almost every single question you could ever have about your OC. Also I seen people get 2160's to 3.0 to 3.3ghz with no major vcore bumps or crazy temps. Well hope that was of some help, oh what's the multiplier on the chip, 9 or 10? You should'nt have much problems running 9*333 with an insignificant vcore bump.

 

[SnowBeast]

just a quick copy paste from the 2180 thread, I love that motherboard, even without raid, I still have some good transfer speed with my raptors:



Click on the banner for full spec. I have this being cooled by an CM Aquagate S1 water cooling kit. 27c idle, stays right below or at 40c load. Only thing I had to do with this kit was make sure to put a fan on back of the case to pull warm air out as the Radiator fan isn't strong enough to push it out through the back. Don't be scared of kits either, they work just fine for someone who doesn't have the time, patience, or just wants to get an go.