Celeron 300A: The best CPU you could buy in 1998!

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Was there a better CPU than the Celeron 300A? Back in 1998, the Celeron 300A was released on the same day as the Pentium II 450. The low-cost Celeron was supposed to cater to the entry- and mainstream market segments. Very quickly, end-users found out that you could overclock the Celeron 300A to 450 MHz - outperforming the flagship Pentium II 450 in certain cases! Let's travel back to 1998 and experience one of the best budget CPUs that have ever existed: The Celeron 300A

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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Intro
02:14 The Celeron: Covington
04:02 Mendocino to the rescue
06:31 Overclocking the Celeron 300A
08:42 Charts
11:09 Overvolt without soldering
16:06 Conclusion