Hey folks, since I pop my head in these forums every now and again, (I could say I'm a regular, but I lurk more than I post... heh) I wish to let you all know of my hugely overdue upgrade! I've been running Cel800, then dropped to 600E, then PIII 550E - yeah, taking backward steps...
But anyhow, today I picked up a Cel900 cD0 stepping (SL5MQ) from Umart ($130 for anyone interested). Popped it into my system, cliped on the ThermoEngine (7000RPM) and fired it up straight away at 124Mhz FSB. Default 1.75V, runs like a charm. After I enjoy this speed for a while, maybe I'll try for a more aggressive overclock. Meanwhile... life is sweet in the gigahertz club. :D Long time coming, but here I am.
Most I've managed is around 920 for my past Celeron 800.
Has anyone else bought a Pentium lately? (I know we're a rare breed - everyone's onto AMDs these days) The std HSF that came with my chip is massive! All the other Intel HSFs I had were puny little units, this one has a big 60mm fan! The sink itself looks as tho it might pose clearance problems with capacitors around S-370 boards (I'm using slocket).
Hmm... might cut up this sink and make me a few Ramsinks for my vid card.
But anyhow, today I picked up a Cel900 cD0 stepping (SL5MQ) from Umart ($130 for anyone interested). Popped it into my system, cliped on the ThermoEngine (7000RPM) and fired it up straight away at 124Mhz FSB. Default 1.75V, runs like a charm. After I enjoy this speed for a while, maybe I'll try for a more aggressive overclock. Meanwhile... life is sweet in the gigahertz club. :D Long time coming, but here I am.
Most I've managed is around 920 for my past Celeron 800.
Has anyone else bought a Pentium lately? (I know we're a rare breed - everyone's onto AMDs these days) The std HSF that came with my chip is massive! All the other Intel HSFs I had were puny little units, this one has a big 60mm fan! The sink itself looks as tho it might pose clearance problems with capacitors around S-370 boards (I'm using slocket).
Hmm... might cut up this sink and make me a few Ramsinks for my vid card.
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