"Heck, you could keep a SPARE processor if you wanted to."
Exactly. I've traditionally been adverse to OC'ing too, save in a few special cases like P120 to P133 systems. But in this case, it seems like a very good option. As I and others have noted earlier, the celeron has the same core, with the same .25 micron die size, as the PII 333-450 mhz chips. So it makes sense that it would run rock-solid reliable at 400 mhz, especially in its later steppings and runs.
I've got the $82 boxed 266 for now, and plan to nab a 300a (with 128k of board cache) soon and run it at 450 mhz. The boxed 300a is back-ordered at cmpexpress.com for $160 shipped (go through the excellent www.shopper.com site to get this price.) I've ordered it, and they'll give me the option of finalizing the order when it comes in. This way, I get two processors: one blazing fast OC'd 300a, and a backup OC'd 266 in case something goes wrong or to use on a backup system (but I anticipate 0 problems with this OC, or I wouldn't even try it at these prices.)
Regards,
Dave |
