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Re: Help: Need Advise for a new P.C.

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From: eric... Eric Neff
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:00
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A>> But this still doesn't relate to nanoseconds, anyway, so the
A>> point is really moot. Especially since three brands that I've
A>> looked at spec EITHER 60 OR 70ns SIMMS for their 90 and 120mHz
A>> Pentiums... it really doesn't matter if their all divisible
A>> by any number, it has no bearing on what speed SIMM you need.
A>
A>	And I never said they did except what some motherboard manuals
A>have printed, and I quote from my Asus motherboard manual:  "for optimu
A>performance when running Pentium processors with an external 66mHz bus,
A>60ns SIMMs are recommended."  I even wrote that some good motherboards
A>like the Asus can take any SIMMs, EDO, non-EDO, 60ns, 70ns, for any
A>Pentium processors-- 50-mHz, 60mHz and 66mHz-bussed chips.  Please rere
A>posts more carefully before replying.
I realize that this is a little off the subject, but since you seem to 
know what you are talking about, I was wondering if you are satisfied 
with your Asus M/B? I am thinking about getting a pentium m/b and I'm 
not sure which brand to get..
                                               -Eric Neff
                                               
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From: eric...@newton.ic.net (Eric Neff)
Subject: Re: Help: Need Advise for a new P.C.
Date: 1996/03/15
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