Anyone do this mega-overclock yet?

[bluemax]

I remember people getting all excited about running the Celeron 2.0 on the 533MHz FSB.
So... has anyone shoved the Celly2.0 into an 800MHz FSB and run it at 4.0?

 

[neutralizer]

There's a reason the 2.0 celery is at 2.0. It doesn't quite cut it at higher speeds so I doubt the yield for the 2.0 would be enough to hit 4.0 much less run at 800 fsb.

 

[bluemax]

I take that as a no. Noonle thinks it's possible. Pity you couldn't set the FSB to 800 but bring down the multiplier...

 

[XBoxLPU]

I wouldn't want to touch a Celeron...

Yuck

 

[bluemax]

Not everybody plays big, fancy 3D games. But (just for you) I could rephrase the question as, "has anyone overclocked a 400 or even 533FSB Northwood processor up to 800FSB successfully?"

Would that be better?

 

[Budman]

The only way you'll overclock a 400fsb chip to 800 is if you get a mobile P4.

Those default the multiplier to 12X in a desktop mobo.

 

[Rand]

Even a Celeron would probably perform somewhat decently if clocked at 4GHz. Somehow I doubt you've got much of a prayer unless your into heavy duty sub zero cooling and feel like buying a couple dozen to test out though....

 

[sharkeeper]

4GHz celery would equal a 2400+ XP? (on a perfectly clear day, no wind, all planets in perfect alignment, etc.) :Q

-DAK-

 

[CrystalBay]

I once had a Celeron 300A and 366a overclock to 450 and 550 respectfully.........

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Hmm... Thats sounds like something interesting. Also, it doesn't necessarily have to be a chip that didn't perform well in other cases. Think about it, if there is demand for 2000 2.0Ghz cpus, and 1000 chips demand for 2.6Ghz chips, and those are the only two they sell, and Intel makes 1500 that perform at a stock 2.6 speed, why waste them and keep making more to get ones that don't perform that to use as 2.0ghz cpus? They'll just use those as 2.0Ghz chips. Also, they keep enough headroom for high ambient temperatures and voltage fluctuations so most chips should overclock decently...

One more thing, if there highest model is 2.4Ghz for a Celeron, what do they do with the ones that perform at a much higher speed such as 3.0Ghz? They'll just use that as a 2.4GHz cpu.

See, it doesn't have to be a chip that didn't perform as well as a higher chip.

 

[MemberSince97]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Hmm... Thats sounds like something interesting. Also, it doesn't necessarily have to be a chip that didn't perform well in other cases. Think about it, if there is demand for 2000 2.0Ghz cpus, and 1000 chips demand for 2.6Ghz chips, and those are the only two they sell, and Intel makes 1500 that perform at a stock 2.6 speed, why waste them and keep making more to get ones that don't perform that to use as 2.0ghz cpus? They'll just use those as 2.0Ghz chips. Also, they keep enough headroom for high ambient temperatures and voltage fluctuations so most chips should overclock decently...

One more thing, if there highest model is 2.4Ghz for a Celeron, what do they do with the ones that perform at a much higher speed such as 3.0Ghz? They'll just use that as a 2.4GHz cpu.

See, it doesn't have to be a chip that didn't perform as well as a higher chip.

Exactly I was thinking the same thing....... Why has'nt anyone OCed this chip...

 

[Peter007]

Celeron at 4000mhz sound delicious to me.

Sucks at gaming, but GREAT at Video Encoding.
It is a one-hit-wonder.

When Celeron can hit 4000mhz, I'll probably trade in my AthlonXP1700+ for it.