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

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* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Cordless Rotary Tool - Engraving pen Amazon US: 🔸 Amazon UK: 🔸 Amazon DE: 🔸 AliExpress: 🔸 Titanium Alloy Tweezers Professional Repair 🔸 Copper wire different diameter ( and ) AliExpress: 🔸 AliExpress: Mechanic low-melt solder: 🔸 🔸 AliExpress: Mechanic Solder Mask 🔸 AliExpress: Desoldering Station / Desoldering Pump 🔸 🔸 🔸 Flux for easy soldering 🔸 🔸 TOWOT Solder Wick from Amazon: 🔸US: 🔸DE: 🔸UK: 7-45X Continuous Zoom Stereo Trinocular Microscope 🔸 Solder Mask from Amazon US: 🔸 (6pcs) 🔸 (4pcs UV light) DE 6pcs: 🔸 🔸 🔸 FNIRSI HS-01 Soldering Iron 🔸 T2S Plus Thermal Camera: Amazon US:🔸 Xinfrared:🔸 Get 10% OFF with code: *t2splus10* ▬▬▬▬ *Support Bits und Bolts* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Patreon: 🔸 Bitcoin: bc1q2dvf9flf78lam33qjj9w9xgvfxdgre7g9x3rmw Twitter/X: 🔸 Facebook: 🔸 Website: 🔸 ▬▬▬▬ *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