Best CPU for the $$$

I would suggest a P3 650E/700E($118 on price watch). You will be able to overclock somewhere between 900 and a 1Ghz. You should use a decent heatsink(alpha) and you will also need some good PC133 that runs stable at 142+.(mushkin, infineon, corsair)

well techincally my CUSL2 doesn't support over 1ghz but it picks my celeron up fine @ any speed..

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Baron Von FaTs
OC Crusaders
Cel 600@1143 (9x127)
TBird 1100@1300(12.5x104)

I just built a 900 T-bird for my supervisor at work. The next day I ordered a 1.2 and an A7V133. That's how much AMD rulez. Blew my P3 600 away!!

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@750Mhz Default - 6285
@750Mhz 1280x1024x32 - 3147

[This message has been edited by Zophar (edited February 07, 2001).]

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Originally posted by Zophar:
I just built a 900 T-bird for my supervisor at work. The next day I ordered a 1.2 and an A7V133. That's how much AMD rulez. Blew my P3 600 away!!

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300mhz will do that.....

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Baron Von FaTs
OC Crusaders
Cel 600@1143 (9x127)
TBird 1100@1300(12.5x104)

Actually it seems cooler to me to overclock a celeron than a Duron. I know a duron rocks over celerons and oc's a lot better the fact that only FSB counts in celery's is kinda appealing to me. probbly just me but it sounds more challenging.

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