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- From: matthias@nsr.hp.com (Matthias Kamm)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
- Subject: Re: 486/66 .. Into a 486/50 motherboard?
- Date: 17 Dec 1992 16:43:51 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett Packard Santa Clara Site
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- : >Is it possible to replace the 50MHz 486DX chip on a 486/50 mommyboard with a
- : >66 MHz DX/2?? I am thinking of replacing my CPU, but I don't want to replace
- : >my entire motherboard if I don't have to. Thanks.
- :
- Nope. I wouldn't do it. A 50Mhz "system" is preferrable to a 33Mhz "system"
- with a clock-doubled chip. If there is a difference, it definitely
- wouldn't be worth the cost. Save your money and buy a Pentium based system
- (or a Cyrix 586... or a NextGen 586...???)
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