Celeron 466 - Good Or Bad?

CitizenC asks: "My current system is a Pentium 166MMX, 64 Megs SD Ram. Video card is a Creative Labs Voodoo Blaster Banshee PCI, 16Meg. I'm thinking about upgrading to the Pentium 2-3 range, however, Im currently experiencing a money problem. (The problem being that I dont have enough.) When I asked around, I kept hearing good things about the newer generation of Celeron processors. Thus, my question is this: If I were to get an Intel Celeron 466, would it be a good choice, given that I do alot of 3D gaming? If not, why? And if so, what motherboard should I get?" And remember: Geeks always love computer upgrades as Christmas presents.

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Celeron 466/Mobo

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Well, I've been doing a ton of research on the mobo/c466 combo I hope to be recieving for xmas. I've heard good things about the c466, except for the fact that they dont overclock as well as the others. The c466's multiplier is locked at 7, so you can only modify the fsb speed to oc it. It defaults at 7.0x66mhz, which gets you 464mhz. Most people I've talked to can get it up to 7.0x75mhz at 525mhz with no problem, and a few say they've got it up to 7.0x83mhz, or 581mhz with good cooling. As for mobos, if your running linux or another SMP supporting OS, I would definitely reccommend the Abit BP6. This mobo kicks some serious ass and its the only dual celeron board out right now. It also is great for OCing. I have talked to a few people who are currently using dual c366s oc'd to 525 with a TNT2 Ultra vid card and they say it kicks serious gaming ass. If your looking for a cheap kickass gaming machine, this is definitely the way to go.