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it's me wrote:

> I am seriously considering ordering a Celeron 300A next week.
> But I have a few questions...
>
> All related to overclocking to 450.  FWIW I studied Computer Science
> in University for several years (and finished my degree).  I also have
> a P150 overclocked to 166.  Tried 180+ but wouldn't boot or had system
> errors.  The point being that I am not new to this computer thing.
>
> I am either getting a Celeron 300A or an AMD K6-400
> 1)  What motherboard should I get?

abit bh6 or bx6 highly recommended

> 2)  What are multipliers and bus speeds typically to overclock to 450?
> What should I be looking for in a motherboard?

multiplier locked at 4.5 in the cpu itself, the abit's have a softmenu,
e-z overclocking

> 3)  If you have a 300A overclocked to 450, have you had any error
> messages while running Win95/98?  When I tried running my P150 with a
> 75 bus speed I got a lot of error message--in fact my system was
> outright unstable.  When I tried 66*3, it wouldn't boot up at all.

no worries

> 4)  Is the Sound Blaster 64 PCI supported in Grand Prix Legends?

kind of, I have heard of lots of conflicts depending on other factors

> 5)  Any problems with overheating?  Should I put the computer unit
> into a refrigerator? :))
> not really, a good heatsink/fan is usually good enough

> 6)  Any other advice?

check these sites http://www2.tomshardware.com/
 http://forums.delphi.com/m/main.asp?sigdir=overclocker
 http://usa.abit.com.tw/html/emain.htm
 http://www.computernerd.com/prodind1.htm

> 7)  What about the Celeron 400?

no.

good luck, 90% go to 374, 80% to 450, a few to 504 and beyond


