Author: Bela Andrew Evans
Date: 19:21:15 08/25/98
Anybody who wants to get a powerful chip for their chess programs might want to consider Intel's new Celeron-A chip. Their are two versions, 300 and 333 mhz, and reportedly it is quite easy to overclock the 300 mhz version to 450 mhz. The clock multiplier on the 300 mhz chip is locked to 4.5, but if you put the chip into a 100 mhz bus motherboard, you get 4.5 X 100 = 450 mhz. Benchmarks show the speed of an overclocked Celeron-A 300 mhz comparable to a Pentium II 450 mhz, yet it costs about $500 less. You have to wonder what Intel is thinking?? The competition in the chip industry is getting really wild.... Bela Evans
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