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| Thread ID: 3796 | 2000-03-14 23:42:00 | Stability of PIII 'Coppermine' and 133mhz FSB Motherboards | Guest (0) | Press F1 |
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| 4229 | 2000-03-14 23:42:00 | I'm shopping for a new computer. Some dealers offering PIII 'Coppermine' CPUs and 133mhx SDRAM are using these components with motherboards equipped with the Intel BX chip and an FSB speed of 100mhz. To a semi illiterate computer user like me this seems to be restricting the 133mhz performance potential of the CPU and SDRAM. The dealers justify this however by vague suggestions of 'instability' and 'software that won't work properly' which arise when they use a motherboard with a 133mhz FSB chip like say a VIA Apollo Pro 133. QUESTIONS: 1. Are their claims justifiable or is this another bit of sales talk? 2. Are you handicapping a PIII Coppermine CPU and 133mhz SDRAM by placing them on a motherboard with an Intel BX chip, and if so to what extent? |
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