Re: New hardware advice please...

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From: Paul Weaver
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 00:00

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>>1. Intel Pentium II 300MHz, Intel 440BX Chipset
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>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.
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>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
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>--
>
>--John
>
>Reply to jclarke at eye bee em dot net.
>
>
>


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From: "Paul Weaver" <paul@weaver.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: New hardware advice please...
Date: 1998/08/22
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