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Subject: Re: Pentium II 700Mhz performance
From: netlarry@xhisx.com (Larry)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 07:05:42 -0500
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I'm sorry....

This kind of over-crocking and the word "Stable" is an oxymoron.

I've had two PII300's, and neither of them would even stay up at 350Mhz.

And the new C400A's ain't all they're cracked up to be.  At least the
one I tested wasn't.  Comparatively, it performed like a PII266.


-Larry

Tilus <tilus@mgx.hu> wrote:

> Well, you CAN buy a C366A today, and run it at 5.5x 100Mhz, or ( whit some
> luck, and good cooling ) at 112Mhz, and that thing is CHEAP !
> Intel is slowing the bussiness down, so they can keep selling a *little*
> faster (and more expensive)  CPU`s from mouth to mouth !
> So, 600Mhz isnt far away at all, I was running my system at 504Mhz (2.0V !!,
> no extra cooling, no overheating, and it was a P2-300 ! ) for half a year,
> now i run my C366A at 616 Mhz (2.2V, and an extra fun inside the case) and
> it IS rock stable !
