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Re: Intel upgrade processors

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From: leo
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <828492351snx@hwcces.demon.co.uk>
           philr@hwcces.demon.co.uk "Phil Randal" writes:

> In article <828458010snz@excelsis.demon.co.uk>
>    Sally Woolrich <Sally@excelsis.demon.co.uk> writes:
> >We have some PCs with Intel 486sx-25 processors which we would like
> >to upgrade.  The motherboard will support 486dx & 486dx2 processors
> >and has variable clock speed of 25, 33, 40 & 50 MHz.
> >
> >We could, of course, get an Intel Overdrive chip at great expense.
> >Sadly the cheap 486dx2-66 & dx2-80 chips all seem to be Cyrix or
> >Cyrix-compatable rather than Intel-compatable and I have been
> >advised (by someone I wanted to *buy* a chip from!) that they 
> >won't work as the m/board doesn't have a Cyrix/Intel jumper.
> >
> >Does anyone know where in the UK I could get a suitable upgrade
> >chip from?
> 
> The Cyrix/SGS DX2/80 5V chip has worked in every 5V motherboard we've
> tried so far.
> 
> I'm getting mine from CCL (See Page 23 of MicroMart for their address and
> phone number) for ukp 17.60 + p+p 3.50 +VAT.
> 


Does anyone know of a cheap CPU upgrade for a DX2-66 with a 5V motherboard?
I would love to get an MAD 486-120 or 486-133 but they are 3.3V only.
Alternatively, the address of someone who has regulators to take the 5V 
down to 3.3V would be useful



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leo
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