C2D E6400/E6300 With Stepping L2:A Bad Overclocker?

[bigspin]

I have E6400 Stepping L2 processor .I saw most of stepping L2 people have lots of OC problems. I can reach up to 2.8Ghz (350 x 8)without any voltmod to processor. If I try to reach 360 x 8 , my system boot well but Failed TAT @ 100% test. I set my vcore to 1.375 to solve the problem. I saw lot of B2 stepping guys reach 3 Ghz without any voltmod. So my point is L2 stepping is very bad for OC.

I also think it have some Heat problems too.Mine Idle at 44C & Load is 70c.My Ambiant temp is bit high(28c) .But with ASUS silent Knight cooler its unacceptable temp level.(I reseat cooler twice)According to Xbit lab silent knight is good cooler.

So guys if you have L2 stepping E6X00 one ...Please tell your OC /Heat Experience about this C2D....

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/asus-silent-knight_8.html

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t254892.html

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t254881.html

 

[rudinho]

I also have a E 6300 L2 stepping. It has native 2 MB of cache, so it should be less hot since it needs less power...
Now the cons...
apparently Intel don't sell much E6700, and E 6300 L2 stepping is Intel way to cripple OC potential. E 6300 with 2MB of cache disabled were in my opinion E6400, E6600 that didn't passed the test and those "junks" were dropped to E 6300 giving them a nice OC possibility.
It is a roumor that Intel used with L2 caps that are of lesser quality on chip PCB.
Conclusion... i need a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and put higher voltage to get stability.....AND

Launching C2D was a GOOD MOVE
Selling CPU of lesser quality is a BAD, REALLY BAD MOVE.

How i'm gonna run my 8800 gts, if i can't reach at least 2.8 Ghz

 

[bigspin]

I also have a E 6300 L2 stepping. It has native 2 MB of cache, so it should be less hot since it needs less power...
Now the cons...
apparently Intel don't sell much E6700, and E 6300 L2 stepping is Intel way to cripple OC potential. E 6300 with 2MB of cache disabled were in my opinion E6400, E6600 that didn't passed the test and those "junks" were dropped to E 6300 giving them a nice OC possibility.
It is a roumor that Intel used with L2 caps that are of lesser quality on chip PCB.
Conclusion... i need a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and put higher voltage to get stability.....AND

Launching C2D was a GOOD MOVE
Selling CPU of lesser quality is a BAD, REALLY BAD MOVE.

How i'm gonna run my 8800 gts, if i can't reach at least 2.8 Ghz

Yep!U ar right! My C2D Run hot. Idle 45c Load 71....I OC it to 2920Mhz. I need 1.3850v to run TAT @ 100% stable.Intel sucks this time! 2.8Ghz need 1.375 v to stable.I try 3Ghz but TAT not stable with 1.4v I need 1.4250v.

 

[rudinho]

I can't find it now, if do i'll edit my post and add a link, but on other forum i saw a rig (L2 stepping) achieving 3.1 Ghz with 1.4 Vcore and a aftermarket Cooler.
If i knew that my CPU would by such a crap compred to B2 stpping, and the fact i need a 60$ cooler i would buy a E 6400 or even E6600.

 

[rphniner]

I have a E6400 L2 stepping. I have it up to 2.8 (350x8). V core is at 1.34. For cooling I'm using a Thermaltake blue orb II (think I payed $30 for it) with as5. Its stable using orthos blend test (ran for 2 hours). Under load the hottest core hit 56c....not sure about the ambient temp. though. 2.8 is as far as I've tried to take it at this point. TAT wont work for me, so I'm comparing speedfan and core temp. I'll give 360x8 a shot and see what happens.