REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - Bought some low-end parts: Intel E3200 and MSI G31TM-P35

asian_XL · 12-04-2009, 08:48 PM

New RevScene/Photoshop machine at work...

The Celeron E3200 is truely amazing. I tested it on a G35 Gigabyte board
with a giant heatsink, it gets up to 3.6ghz stable @ 1.475v. Not bad for a $51
CPU. Of course on a cheapo board like MSI G31TM, it only can run at 12x266
mhz (3.2ghz) w/ stock cooling or 10x333 (3.3ghz). It is better than I expected
compare it with my other budget systems I built, like the $300 system - E1400/
E2180, which crash at 3.0ghz or above.

Spec:
Intel E3200 (1mb cache)
MSI G31TM-P35
A-data 2gb ram
Seagate 250gb
Imation DVD-writer 24x
Cheapo Made in China case with 300w PSU
Internal Card Reader

Total: $260

(+ x'mas gift from my manager - Samsung 23")

Stock Cooling + one 40mm case fan @ 3.2ghz (12 x 266mhz) @ 32C idle / 60C load
Stable as fuck!

12-04-2009, 08:48 PM	#1
asian_XL I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,429 Thanked 7,507 Times in 1,455 Posts Failed 2,380 Times in 472 Posts	Bought some low-end parts: Intel E3200 and MSI G31TM-P35 New RevScene/Photoshop machine at work... The Celeron E3200 is truely amazing. I tested it on a G35 Gigabyte board with a giant heatsink, it gets up to 3.6ghz stable @ 1.475v. Not bad for a $51 CPU. Of course on a cheapo board like MSI G31TM, it only can run at 12x266 mhz (3.2ghz) w/ stock cooling or 10x333 (3.3ghz). It is better than I expected compare it with my other budget systems I built, like the $300 system - E1400/ E2180, which crash at 3.0ghz or above. Spec: Intel E3200 (1mb cache) MSI G31TM-P35 A-data 2gb ram Seagate 250gb Imation DVD-writer 24x Cheapo Made in China case with 300w PSU Internal Card Reader Total: $260 (+ x'mas gift from my manager - Samsung 23") Stock Cooling + one 40mm case fan @ 3.2ghz (12 x 266mhz) @ 32C idle / 60C load Stable as fuck! Last edited by asian_XL; 12-06-2009 at 01:56 AM.