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To: Dirk Hente who wrote (1903)	8/11/1998 9:43:00 PM
From: Street Walker	Respond to of 14778

Celeron overclocking is very interesting Great web sites you found! Tom rates the Asus mobo #4 for overclocking, due to more difficulty in configuration. Here are the ones that are tailored for overclocking where its very easy to set the voltage, the multiplyer settings, and the bus speed within the BIOS. tomshardware.com I was drawn to the Chaintech 6BTM - cost $130 Anyone seen other reviews on this mobo? One of them even has 5 pci slots! For my trading computer, if I went with an overclocked Celeron, how much would I miss the L2 Cache? Is Level II cache more important than the increased mhz? What would be better,iyho, PII 300mmx or overclocked Celeron? For these office/trading applications, would I just get 266 speed (did I read you clearly?) Regards, S.W.

To: Dirk Hente who wrote (1903)	8/12/1998 1:41:00 AM
From: halfscot	Respond to of 14778

Dirk: Thanks for your response and the great links. It looks like the Celeron 266 provides the overall best bang for the buck since you can find the boxed versions for around $90. halfscot

To: Dirk Hente who wrote (1903)	8/12/1998 2:26:00 AM
From: Street Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

Fiddeling with Jumpers on ASUS mobo & SPECIAL RAM for OVERCLOCKING I know what a motherboard looks like, and that's about all. I've read how most mother boards offer the changes needed for overclocking in the BIOS. Asus isn't as easy. One has to fiddle with Jumpers (whatever they are.) How does one fiddle with Jumpers? Details appreciated. tomshardware.com Also, how did you finally go about re-setting the voltage on your mobo? What voltage did you select and why? For the price, one can pick up a Celeron 266 with a 3 year Warrenty for $100 ! Overclock it to 400+ with no problem???<g> To pay for the Level II cache on a PII 400, that would cost an additional $400+. Celeron overclocking is looking better and better everyday. I just don't know how important Level II cache is - any one have a clue? What exactly does Level II cache do? Overclocked Celerons in a DUAL mobo may be a very inexpensive alternative as well! SPECIAL RAM for overclocking: HIGHEST QUALITY Anand Tech says there are only two brands of RAM for Overclocking at the 133 FSB. All the others peter (sorry Peter)<G> out at 112 FSB. The two are found at Ram Warehouse and Megatrends. Anand Tech recommends: anandtech.com Anyone have a preference between these two places? (Tom likes Ram made from Samsung Chips - how can we tell what kind of chips their RAM is made from?) S.W.