[geeks] stupid PeeCee question

[James Sharp]

> > Any one know if a celeron 733 will work when placed on a 100mhz bus instead
> > of a 133 (it is meant to run at 133.  At 100mhz it would be a 550mhz, if it
> > works).
>
> 	It should... most motherboards should automatically clock the bus
> down to the fastest the memory can run at. You should really see if you
> can find the manual though to tell for sure.
>

But...but...what about all the performance you lose with that 200Mhz drop?
Er...yeah.  I agree with rick, though...it should work without a problem.

Hell, they probably all came off the same chip fab blank, its just the 733
worked as rated at 733, whereas the 550 ones didn't hack it.