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Clocking Pentium CPU (again?)

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From: B.MacDonald
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:00
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Sorry if this has been asked before, I think I may have got the tail end
of that discussion a while back, but... I have a Compaq Pentium 75
(specifically a US config CDS 774 desktop). I am toying with the idea of
increasing it's CPU capability. According to Compag Corp, a simple
replacement of the CPU is limited to 100 mhz due to limitations on the
motherboard. If I swap out the motherboard as well, I'll lose the 8Mb
onboard RAM. I have heard about clocking, but have little knowledge of
the details of the process.

My questions are:
- can I clock my PC?
- precisely how do I do it?
- what improvement/clock speed should I expect to achieve?
- what are the risks, pitfalls and trade-offs?
- what would you do?

I also welcome answers by email if it is felt that a news posting would
be too tedious or repetitious for this group.

-- 
B.MacDonald, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
E-mail burns@nthwd.demon.co.uk or burns@dircon.co.uk
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Date: 1996/04/29
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