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The catch?
Overclocking isn't guaranteed to work - for the manufacturer, or the
end-user.  The definition (mine) of overclocking is specifically running the
processor (or other system clock-driven component) beyond manufacturer's
specifications.  Example: Intel designed the Celeron 300A to run reliably on
a 66Mhz bus with a CPU multiplier of 4.5.  I happen to be lucky enough to
have a Celeron 300A that is happy to run on a 100Mhz system bus, yielding
450Mhz - and costing about $450 less (at time of purchase) than a 'true'
PII-450.  This is not true for every 300A system.  There's more detail to
this story, but this is the gist.  And this is r.a.s.

--
Philip M. D'Amato

"You can observe a lot just by watchin'"
--The Inimitable Yogi Berra

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Jeff, all good points, but I'd like to clarify what I *think* is a
misunderstanding regarding Intel processor warranties.  That said, I would
hope and expect that if I'm incorrect that someone would point me to a
correct source.

Here's my observation regarding Intel warranties on processors.
I cannot find reference from Intel indicating that overclocking itself voids
warranties, though I do find references that Intel does not recommend the
practice.

see http://www.intel.com/procs/support/faqs/iarcfaq.htm

I can find references to processor specifications regarding core voltage
requirements and temperature (core and ambient).  In short, I believe that
overclocking a processor while remaining at the specified core voltage (2.0
volts for my Celeron 300A) and remaining under x degrees Celsius (measured
at specified locations near the processor) will not void the warranty.

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Nice to give credit to Tom - though lately he's been under flak from the
online community ('Tom's sold out!" being the usual statement).  Tom's site
started my overclocking hobby - and taught me a lot about hardware (mostly
chipsets) that I didn't know (back when it was pretty much just him writing
for the site hosted at sysdoc.pair.com).

Jeff, all good points, but I've always questioned the very common conception
regarding Intel's warranties.  I've looked at Intel's warranty statements
online, and I just don't find even vague references to overclocking as a
pre-condition for remaining within warranty.  However, I will note that
overclocking the system bus will, in many cases (not all) run PCI and AGP
buses beyond their specifications, possibly voiding the warranty on
non-processor components - but this depends on the warranty given by those
component manufacturers, and I am not familiar with warranty policy on all
PCI or AGP products available.

--
Philip M. D'Amato

"You can observe a lot just by watchin'"
--The Inimitable Yogi Berra