Author: Nicolas Carrasco
Date: 20:17:41 12/11/99
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>>I have a pentium II 333 MHz Celeron CPU. > >Just a detail, but a Celeron is not a Pentium II. But it is called "Pentium II Celeron". Not "Celeron". > >>What I have to do to overlock it? > >You can try to change some jumpers on your motherboard, but if I'm guessing >right, you'll probably need a 100MHz motherboard to overclock it effectively. I have a 100 MHz BUS. > >>What risks I will have? > If I put a Better CPU COOLER? How much cost one in order not to burn my CPU. >It will run hotter and break sooner. You'll probably want to get a nice >aftermarket fan/heatsink for it so it doesn't overheat. > >>What increase I will have? > >If you switch to a 100MHz FSB, it will run at 504 MHz. > >>What is the cheapest 64 bit computer (without monitor, mouse, keyboard, >>multimedia if possible and I don't care if it is a "CLONE") ? Is compatible to >>Windows 98 or NT? > >Pricewatch has 533MHz Alphas for $1300. NT for Alpha is being discontinued so What is included with "533MHz Alphas for $1300" only MOTHERBOARD and CPU? >you'd probably want to use Linux. There's more software for Linux anyway. > >>Can I add my 3DFX Monster II 3D 8 MB acelerator card? > >Yes, but getting drivers for it will probably be a bummer. > >>How much faster is the CACHE MEMORY than the SDRAM? > >Your L1 cache is 3 clocks. L2 cache is 8. SDRAM is maybe 15, but I think I might >have done that calculation wrong because it sounds low. > >>Is there a way not to let the OS to use CACHE MEMORY in order to have it for the >>chess engine? > >Unless you're using the Mac OS, you should be able to use all your memory for >one program. It might take a while to get it all swapped in though. > >-Tom THANKS
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