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"Jose E. Dominguez" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:36:07 -0400
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Well...you have the right board for it. Just make sure you get good RAM, like
Micron, and the best CPU cooler in the biz, extra fan on the case won't hurt,
and for it. You could also run a 300 K6 at 350 with the right board, I've done
it.

HTH

Jose

Don Gray wrote:

> Once again the controversial subject of overclocking comes up...I'm
> considering upgrading my system and have debated getting an AMD K6-2 350MHz
> but have recently ran across several articles on overclocking a Celeron
> 300MHz to 450MHz.  I wanted to check with the list to see if anyone had any
> experience with this and what your results were.  As I understand it, the
> Celeron 300/300A has a locked multiplier (set at 4.5) but on a BX mobo can
> be set at 450MHz since it has the same basic .25 micron core as the PII
> Deschutes models (350-450MHz).  It is a temptation considering the price of
> the Celeron 300MHz is only $89.  The Celeron 300A has a 128k cache
> (therefore a little better performance) and costs $167.  There have been
> some articles regarding Intels attempt to defeat overclocking on these
> CPU's but am not sure if it really applies to O'Cing the bus speed. I am
> considering doing this with an ASUS P2B mobo w/ PC100 memory and welcome
> any comments; thanks!
>
> Don Gray
>
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