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- From: c.s.perezramos@larc.nasa.gov (Carlos S. Perez-Ramos)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Re: SX vs DX
- Date: 5 Jan 1993 20:49:42 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA USA
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- In article <1993Jan5.130856.1@vax1.umkc.edu> edowdy@vax1.umkc.edu writes:
-
- >>> J.>One other thing, some dealers are offering something called a DX2. I
- >> J.>forget exactly what they are at the moment, but stay away from them.
- >>
- >> I don't know about staying away from a DX2. It would come down to
- >> a personal choice.
- >
-
- The only concern I would have in buying a 486DX2 system is that since the
- DX2 runs at twice the clock speed internally, it obviously will generate
- more heat than a DX. That is, a 50 MHz DX2 will heat up more than a 25 MHz
- DX. I am not sure that systems' manufacturers have necessarily made any
- changes to their designs to account for the extra heat produced by the DX2
- chips. This would result in decreased life of the computer.
-
- I guess if I bought a 486DX2 I would consider buying a "heat sink" for the
- DX2 chip, that is, a little fan which sits on top of the 486 chip to cool
- it down.
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