This isn’t exactly a review or anything but rather a personal account of my latest overclocking experience. I recently bought a 600MHz Intel Celeron II (aka Celemine) for myself and a 633MHz Celemine for my brother. In this article, I’ll talk about my attempts to push the CPU up to its limits.

Also, this article is intended to spark a discussion on how the speed of my CPU can be improved further. Why is this? Because I believe many of us out there too have problems when it comes to overclocking. I’m not exactly an expert in it and therefore face many problems when overclocking. Let's not forget that, like many others, I’m only an average guy that don’t have the money to spend on exotic cooling solutions and heatsinks that may cost a few hundred Ringgit (USD 1 = RM 3.80).

I got the 600MHz Intel Celeron II about a few months ago. I have actually been eyeing this CPU for months after hearing about its overclocking potential. Chai also told me that it could almost easily run at the FSB speed of 100MHz. And that would mean a 900MHz Celemine! That was very, VERY attractive. And I thought that if I couldn’t hit 900MHz; in the worse case scenario, I would at least hit about 747MHz (83 x 9). So, I thought to myself… “I’ll probably hit around 800MHz!”

I then browsed around http://www.overclocking.com/ and found that some of the most successful overclocking CPUs are the ones with the SL3W8 product code. And I also heard from Chai that it’s best if I can get one with the cC0 core stepping to ensure a higher success rate in overclocking.

Well, I finally did some window shopping at Low Yat Plaza and saw the SL3W8 Celemine there. The guy at the shop told me that the Celemine 600 was already phased out and it’s best to get hold of it ASAP as he had no more stock of it. Upon hearing this, I immediately place my order and ‘booked’ the CPU as I didn’t bring enough money that day. Well, I finally got the CPU the week after that!