At 09:46 AM 9/28/98 , you wrote: >Greetings PCBUILDers: > >I want to buy an inexpensive Celeron CPU (probably a 266MHz for $80) >and a high quality BX motherboard such as an Asus or Abit model. I >plan to overclock the Celeron until it dies, by which time the high >end Pentium II CPUs will have come down in price. > >Question: How do I install the Celeron CPU into the Slot One so that >it is securely fastened and not just hanging out of the slot? > >I've built P-IIs so I'm familiar with the brackets for those but I've >never handled a Celeron, an EX chipset board, or a Celeron cooling >fan. If there is some sort of retention bracket or such other part, >please advise of its availability and cost. > Just now installed a Celeron 300A on a Abit BH6 board. No problem, the board is shipped with mounts for the PII and Celeron processors. Bob Thrasher ----- **Need help with PCBUILD mailing list? Send an Email to:** Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> or Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>