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From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
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Subject: Re: Router Purchase - the bottom line
To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:28:01 -0600 (CST)
Cc: jsuter@intrastar.net, isp@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199611161536.KAA13447@etinc.com> from "dennis" at Nov 16, 96 10:36:43 am
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> >> If you get the ADZ variant of the Am5x86 (as opposed to the ADW),
> >you
> >> will find out that not only do you not need a fan, but you also
> >don't
> >> need a heat sink.
> >
> >I am running the ADZ here on the servers.  I overclock them to 40mhz,
> >running them at 160 MHz instead of 133 MHz.
> 
> This is really funny! We're talking about systems stability, overheating, etc
> and your running your processor 20% out of spec. Talk about bad moves...
> Note that running your processor over spec is not highly recommended to
> ISPs who are concerned about long-term stabilty.

They do run cooler if you _under_clock them...

I ran a DX2/80 as a DX2/66 for a long time and noticed a bit of a
difference.  MB wasn't able to do a 40 MHz clock, and I had the CPU
sitting around.

... JG