>>snip > 2. Is overclocking of my Celeron 333 a good idea? I probably can't do > it just now (EPoX P2-112A motherboard isn't made for such purposes), > but I could upgrade it in about 2-3 months' time. No. This can often lead to errors, and newer CPU's are on the edge of sanity when it comes to heat anyway. I've heard that a Celeron can burn it self out completely in a few minutes without a heat sink. >>end Many of the GIMPS participants are unrepenetant overclockers. Among my machines, I am running 4 Celeron 300a OC to 450 (still the OC king for cost/benefit and reliability, if you can get one any more). The keys to good OC are covered exhaustively elsewhere, but good cooling, the right chip, and (for GIMPS) running a torture test before running real exponents are the most important issues. On the other hand, the cost/benefit of getting a new MB just to OC your chip would be dubious. One thing I would agree with, though - you'd have to be crazy to run a Celeron (not to mention an OC'ed Celeron!) without a good heat sink with fans and a good case fan. -steve _________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
