Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 04:29:14 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> To: "Alan D. Trombla" <alan@trickler.uu.silcom.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade - CPU, clock? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951218042758.1433A-100000@ncc-1701-d> In-Reply-To: <199512180619.WAA28895@trickler.uu.silcom.com>
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On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, Alan D. Trombla wrote: > OK, > Much thanks to everyone that offered help with this. The consensus > seems to be that a processor upgrade to an Intel 486DX4/100 is the > best that I can do with this motherboard. I have just one more > question: What do people think about the Pentium 83MHz processor? > This seems to run about $100 more than the DX4; is it worth it? > (FYI: I am concerned mostly with FP performance; my IO/VM system > is plenty fast for my purposes.) Forget Intel; get the AMD DX4/100. It's just as good as the Intel, but significantly cheaper. I run FreeBSD and Win95 on AMD DX4/100 systems, and this chip performs like a champ! Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **
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