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From: rjh@cseg13.engr.uark.edu (ROBERT J HOLLIS)
Subject: Re: DX2's Is 66Mhz really faster?
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wcsstu5@alfred.carleton.ca (Alex Devries) writes:

>Well, my purchase of a DX2 was really made because at that time to
>increase graphic capabilities, the EISA or VESA busses were really too
>expensive (about $250 more), whereas the DX'2 (double clocking) was
>actually only about $100 more.  In the reviews of the DX2's I've read,
>the speed of a DX2 66mHz is really about the same as a DX50Mhz.  By
>simple unscientific comparison, though, I think that the 66Mhz runs at
>least 50% faster.  
>Anyway, probably of more interest to the world is that you may soon be
>able to purchase DX3's,which will be clock trippled.  Also, there
>should soon be a pentium overdrive chip out there some time.
>
>Alex
>aka
>
Alex, 
	The DX2 is as you stated about 50% faster than the 50Mhz machine.
the 66Mhz, that is.  As well the Pentium chip is out, but has numerous problems.
I am a computer tech for the Kansas City Area and this sole chip has been the
source of many a nightmare for me.  Pentium = bad.  I advise you, for the sake
of your own wallet as well as the peace of mind of your local computer tech, do
not buy this piece of expensive junk.  DX3...I doubt that they will be public before '95 if they are, they will surely cost a bundle.  I am a personal advocate
for the liquid cooled 586.  The whole motherboard is encapsulated and then 
flooded with a non conductive-liquid base.
	This is where the future of computers rests, supercold = superfast, 
currently, these babies are running around 8 grand US but have a clock speed of 110Mhz to 132 Mhz.

James
rjh@engr.uark.edu

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