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From: scotte@applix.com (Scott Evernden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: looking for 486; does higher bus speed matter
Keywords: 486, bus speed
Message-ID: <1177@applix.com>
Date: 4 Apr 91 15:00:39 GMT
References: <1991Apr3.181213.12527@cbnews.att.com> <1991Apr4.000531.4288@amd.com>
Reply-To: scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
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Organization: APPLiX Inc., WestboroMA
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In article <1991Apr4.000531.4288@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>dkm@cbnews.att.com (david.k.miyashiro) writes:
>>vendor at a good price. I had thought about buying a system a piece
>>at a time starting with an AMI motherboard or any board that allows
>>the bus to run at speeds higher than 8MHz.  It seems that I will have
>
>What is this strange obsession with running the bus beyond its spec?
>Why don't you buy a stepup transformer and plug your computer into 220V
>while you're at it. It would be only a little less reliable.

What are you talking about?  Virtually every motherboard can run the
bus at a variety of speeds- some as high as 16MHz.  Most peripherals
these days can handle 12 MHz with ease.  Lots of folks run their
bus hot with no problems.  I run at 12 and have had zero (none, zip)
panics.  The stuff in my bus is all specifically spec'ed to run 
properly at that speed.  My VGA is 45% faster at that speed.
No reliability issues.

-scott