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Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 17:17:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com>
To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
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On Thu, 1 May 1997, Steve Passe wrote:

>   And you could save a few $hundred by going
> with the 256k cache versions: Pro 150 256K    $199, actually CHEAPER than
> the P5x166 (but avoid 150mHz, means a bus speed of 60mHz vs 66mHz for
> 166mHz).  This makes the difference almost nil, (but I really recommend
> the 512k cache).  You *probably* could overclock 150s to 166, I have been
> overclocking my P6-166x512s to 200mHz for almost a month now without any
> sign of trouble.

I've had my hands on three P6-150's, and all will make world at 180.  I
still run them at 166 for the bus speed.