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 ▬▬▬▬ *Affiliate Links* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Visit my website to find affiliate links to most of the tools and products I use 🔸https://bitsundbolts.com/affiliate/ Thank you for your support! ▬▬▬▬ *Support Bits und Bolts* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Patreon: 🔸https://www.patreon.com/BitsUndBolts Bitcoin: bc1q2dvf9flf78lam33qjj9w9xgvfxdgre7g9x3rmw Twitter/X: 🔸https://twitter.com/BitsUndBolts Facebook: 🔸https://www.facebook.com/bitsundbolts Website: 🔸https://bitsundbolts.com/ ▬▬▬▬ *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