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To: Adrian Wu who wrote (38277)	10/6/1998 9:38:00 AM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586234

Re: PII 450-->PII 300 Maybe the core in your Pentium II brick was originally intended to be a Xeon but turned out buggy. What a story of Intel's sloppiness, though. Kevin

To: Adrian Wu who wrote (38277)	10/6/1998 11:00:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586234

ADrian - Re: Celeron " So I bought the boxed product for US$210." Thank you for your support. We are glad you are pleased with your new overclockable Cleleron. Enjoy the speed. Paul

To: Adrian Wu who wrote (38277)	10/6/1998 8:42:00 PM
From: Investor A	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586234

Intel must have been desperate to sell a $650 product for $210. BTW the version # is 716768-001. It's made in Malaysia. Try it if any of you can find one. I guess that you might never thought of the possibilities to get a recycled Xeon which was flawed in chip designs and would fail at high core speeds, such as 450Mhz, under strict testings. If it is such as a case, you are ripped off by Intel again. A flawed processor with the cost of $45 should be sold around $20, not $210 without fully disclosures! BTW, have you tested your oc PII-450 with "Unreal"? Fuchi

To: Adrian Wu who wrote (38277)	10/7/1998 7:06:00 PM
From: Badger	Respond to of 1586234

Not the exact same scenario, but... I just upgraded my PC, and I intentionally bought a Celeron 300A. It's got the same core (Mendocino) as the Pentium II, but half the cache. It overclocks to 450 Mhz. beautifully and gives performance almost identical to the Pentium II, but it cost $160. I don't think Intel is too concerned about this, either. Not many people bother to overclock, and I don't think you'll find a system administrator who would be willing to even consider it. But it's perfectly OK for a hobbyist like myself. BTW if you're interested in overclocking, Tom's Hardware is a great resource. sysdoc.pair.com Badger