I currently have a P2/266 on an Epox EP-61BXA-M motherboard. After all I've read about the possibility of overclocking a Celeron 300A CPU to 450 MHz (or above), I'm considering trying this. I'll be doing video editing with the Matrox Marvel, and I thought that this might help speed up rendering times.
I've been told that the Epox board I have doesn't allow the changing of voltage to the CPU, thus making overclocking difficult or impractical. However, I've done some investigating and it appears that there is a product called the Powerleap Socket 370 to Slot1 Convertor that may help myself and others. Here's where you can get some info on this product:
http://www.bxboards.com/powerleap.shtml
And here is a short quote from the article:
"These convertor boards also offer owners of single slot boards interesting possibilities. The ability to tweak voltage means that the choice of motherboard to the overclocker suddenly becomes wide open - the combination of these convertor cards alongside a PPGA Celeron 300 offers a potent choice for little cost."
I've read that some 300A chips are more overclockable than others, depending on what country they're from. The Malaysian PPGA chips are supposed to be better for overclocking than the Slot 1 chips from Costa Rica. This leads me to three questions...
Are all PPGA 300A Celerons made in Malaysia?
Any comments on my idea of overclocking a 300A on my Epox board?
Any comments on the Powerleap Convertor?
Feedback on any of this would be appreciated.
-Patrick
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