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Re: New hardware advice please...

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From: J. Clarke
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 00:00
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I've become aware that Intel is now shipping at least some 300s with a
Deschutes core--they would run cool.  Perhaps you have one of those, in
which case consider yourself fortunate.

--

--John

Reply to jclarke at eye bee em dot net.


Paul Weaver wrote in message
<903800189.3368.0.nnrp-04.c2def53a@news.demon.co.uk>...
>>>1. Intel Pentium II 300MHz, Intel 440BX Chipset
>>
>>Avoid the 300-go with the 333, unless you're planning on replacing your
>>furnace with the computer.  The 300s run _very_ hot.
>
>
>Mine doesn't, after 3 days non stop use, it's the same temperature as the
>PSU (room temp). I've got an LX motherboard though...
>
>HDD is very hot though,
>
>>>7. Memory is "Ultra Fast" (100Mhz?) SDRAM.
>>
>>If you're using a 333 or less this is not important.  If you're using a
350
>>or higher then you have to have fast RAM as those processors run on a 100
>>MHz bus rather than 66, and non-PC100 RAM will get flakey.  But fast RAM
>>won't make a 300 run any faster.
>
>
>doesn't the BX *have* to have 100MHz ram as  I thought it ran at 100MHz.
>
>ANyone know what bus speed my 286 12MHZ is :)?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>>From,
>>>
>>>Tim
>>
>>--
>>
>>--John
>>
>>Reply to jclarke at eye bee em dot net.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>--
>Paul Weaver paul@weaver.demon.co.uk ICQ: 5754460
>http://www.weaver.demon.co.uk : FedCom , Star Trek BotF
>
>
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Subject: Re: New hardware advice please...
Date: 1998/08/25
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