Celeron Covington 300

Table 6-24: Celeron Covington 300 Specifications
Processor Family	Model Name	Intel Celeron Covington

	Performance Rating	300 MHz
	Front-side Bus Speed	66 MHz
	Multiplier Ratio	4.5×
Physical Design	Interface Packing	242-Pin Slot 1 Cartridge
		370-Pin PPGA Socket
	Core Voltage	2.0 volts
	I/O Voltage	3.3 volts
	Level 2 Cache Voltage	3.3 volts
	Power Consumption	Slot 1 = 12 watts
		PPGA = 12 watts
	Maximum Power	Slot 1 = 18.4 watts
		PPGA = 17.5 watts

Table 6-25: Celeron Covington 300 Overclocking
Celeron Covington	Model Rating	300 MHz

Overclocking Potential	Multiplier Lock Support	Locked Multiplier
	Typical Multiplier O/C	N/A
	Typical Front-side Bus O/C	Up to 100 MHz
	Typical O/C Potential	338 – 374 MHz
	Maximum O/C Potential	450+ MHz
Overclocking Tolerances	Recommended Cooling Type	Forced-Air Heatsink
	Recommended Heatsink Coolers	Globalwin VEK 16
		Vantec PIID-4535H
		Globalwin CAK-38
	Recommended Peltier Active Cooler	STEP-UP-53X2
	Maximum Core Voltage	2.2 volts with Heatsink Cooler
	Maximum I/O Voltage	3.5 volts with Chipset Cooler
	Maximum Core Temperature	85° Celsius

Strategy

The Celeron Covington 300 MHz offers great potential for systems featuring 100-MHz front-side-bus-capable motherboards. The C300 features a 4.5× multiplier that corresponds well to the 100 MHz-bus speed, yielding 450-MHz overclocking. Most systems will require an increase in core voltage levels to 2.2 volts in order to maintain stability at 450 MHz and beyond. A small percentage of Celeron C300 processors have been known to attain operating speeds in excess of 500 MHz, though only by risking dangerous core voltage increases, which are often mitigated by alternative cooling methods, such as Peltier or forced liquid.