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To: Elmer who wrote (43164)	12/11/1998 1:36:00 AM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572332

Elmer, re:<A 450mhz part is from the same mask set and process flow that a 350mhz part is (in most cases) and differs only in the planetary alignment and phase of the moon when it was going through the fab.> Actually, I've heard that Intel uses different speed SRAM's in the Pentium II's depending on the speed rating. A 300 overclocked to 450 may only fail or overheat if running cache-intensive code, so the Intel employee's concern might have some merit. But I would be surprised if Intel actually replaced (under warranty) more than a few dozen Pentium II's and Celerons because of premature overclocking death. We all know the real reason for Intel to stop overclocking is to force hobbyists to buy their $400 - $700 processors. Petz