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- From: Corey.Roome@mixcom.mixcom.com (Corey.Roome)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Question about upgrading to a 486DX 33
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.041057.18580@mixcom.com>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 04:10:57 GMT
- Article-I.D.: mixcom.1992Aug13.041057.18580
- Sender: ppggpp@mixcom.com (Corey Roome)
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
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- Hello.
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- I own a 386SX 25 mhz computer with 4 megs of RAM, Super VGA, and a FAST
- 103 meg IDE hard drive. I'm VERY interested in upgrading to a 486DX 33.
- I have several questions before I do.
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- First of all, I'd like to sell my 386SX 25 mhz motherboard. Does anyone
- have a pretty reasonable price range that I should ask for it? It's only
- 6 months old. I don't want to sell my RAM, or anything else for that matter.
- My friend just got a 486DX 33, 4 megs RAM, 85 meg hard drive. I've seen some
- BENCHMARKS on his machine and compared them with mine. The difference in
- processors is about 20 points. That's a VERY large spread. However, my disk
- drive is MUCH faster than his is. Because of that speed difference in drives,
- his 486DX 33 comes out with an overall performance rating of around 29.3, where
- as my 386SX 25 comes out with an overall rating of 27.8. The difference is NOT
- that much. So, I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather buy a new
- motherboard and sell my old one. That way, I'll keep my fast hard drive in
- tact.
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- Here's the list of questions:
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- 1) How much would you expect to pay for a slightly used 386SX 25
- motherboard with NO ram?
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- 2) What is the going rate on a 486DX 33 motherboard (256k cache included)?
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- 3) Can you direct me to a mail order place with a GOOD reputation, and a
- low price?
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- Thanks in advance for your help!
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- P.S. Kevin, if you are reading this, I'm sorry about the disk drive! :(
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- Corey.Roome@mixcom.com
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