> > my take: SMP w/ celeron is a clever but delicate hack
> 
> <rant>
> 
> My take is SMP w/ celeron is a clever hack that seems to work (BP6 problems
> notwithstanding, it's fine on dual slot 1 mobos AFAIK). On the otherhand
> overclocking your CPUs means you are driving them beyond the tolerances they
> were designed for. You are more likely to overheat the CPUs leading to
> further problems. Your PCI bus is running at the wrong clockspeed.

actually, one of the reasons i use the BP6 is the 1/3 PCI divisor you
get at 92MHz FSB. at 550MHz, the only things being taxed are the CPUs.

> Now what do you think is responsible for your timing trouble?

as i said, SMP appears to be the weak link. oooh, gosh, intel doesn't
support SMP in celeron..

> I don't care if you overclock, but I'm fed up of people bleating here about
> their overclocked systems not working.

did anything in my message sound the least bit like a complaint??

> Let's consider an analogy. My car is a 15 year old Vauxhall Astra. It has a
> 1.3 litre engine. Let's say I'm a genius mechanic and I manage to re-tune the
> engive so it's twice as powerful [sad story elided]

hey, i've got a 944 turbo that i'm boosting an extra .2 bar. top speed
up to 170MPH from 162MPH. blew a head gasket last summer, cost a bundle
to fix. didn't complain.

> You paid for two 400MHz processors and that's what you've got. Be happy
> they work in a SMP configuration they're not rated for that either.

i believe i said exactly that.
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