Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 10:55:44 +0300 (EET DST) From: "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> To: michaelv@HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cyrix and AMD chips Message-ID: <199606210755.KAA27015@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <199606210631.XAA01022@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at Jun 20, 96 11:31:17 pm
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Hi once again, # I believe we've already covered that ground. At least implicitely. # # Just in case it was lost on anyone: all the current 486s (that I know # of), including 5x86s, that are faster than 66MHz, are 3-volt CPUs. # AMD made some 5-volt 486DX2 80MHz chips (including mine) for a short # while, but switched those to 3-volts also. If you have an older # motherboard, you need a 5-volt to 3-volt regulator module that sits # between your CPU and the CPU socket. These generally cost $40-$50 # from what I've seen. Just a minor addition for interested people: a brand new Taiwanese SiS 496/7 PCI 486 mainboard with full AMD 5x133 support costs (street) around $80 even here. So it might be better to dump an old MB and simply get a new one, instead of looking for VR device. -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560 "You may delegate authority, but not responsibility." Frank's Management Rule #1.
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