Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:06:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden <bowden@cs.odu.edu> To: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> Cc: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com>, freebsd-hardware@freefall.freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cyrix and AMD chips Message-ID: <Pine.3.91.960619140407.12220A-100000@fog.cs.odu.edu> In-Reply-To: <199606191216.IAA24229@shell.monmouth.com>
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On Wed, 19 Jun 1996, Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote: > OK -- sounds great to me... I've got two 486/33's on older ISA Micronics > motherboards that need a shot in the arm (or a kick in the butt) > speedwise. These are 5 volt motherboards designed around the 486/33 > clock speed. Is there any guarantee that any of these chips will work > correctly. I've been told that the only thing that should work for sure > is the Intel 486DX2/66. > > I'd love to go to the AMD 586 -- anyone have any experience with these > in older motherboards with the Voltage Regulator sockets? > > Bill > You will ned to get a 3 volt motherboard. 486 MB's are real cheap right now, splurge on a nice new MB. $200 US for MB and chip from alot of retailers. Jamie I have my finger on the pulse of the planet.
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