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echo: collectables
to: CHARLES GARRITY
from: CHARLES MCLANE
date: 1997-04-24 08:26:00
subject: Motherboard/cpu question

re CPU upgrade to older 486 mo'board.
CG> ... Insight. The unit they sell includes a voltage regular
CG> and built-in fan. ... The cost a few weeks ago was $119. ...
CG> However, for the long term you're probably better off with
CG> a new motherboard.
Better short term choice also -- new "586"DX133 PCI mo'boards w/ 256k cache 
and on-board IDE/I/O are $110, retail quantity one... NOt only do you get 
PCI, but also an up-to-date BIOS w/ CR-ROM support, PNP, etc.   OTOH, AMD 
K5-133 (Pentium 133 class) mo' boards w/ 430VX chip set, 256k cache, onboard 
IDE/I/O are only $165-$170 and represent a true step up.
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