From: mr2@netcom.com (Jongyoon Lee) Subject: Re: 70ns or 60ns RAM with a 486/66: does it matter? Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1993 00:04:23 GMT
Chris Metcalf (metcalf@CATFISH.LCS.MIT.EDU) wrote:
: I'm about to buy a 486/66 with 16M of RAM, 256K 20ns cache. Is it worth $50
: or so to get 60ns RAM instead of 70ns RAM? I'll summarize in a day or two.
It depends on the motherboard. If the motherboard can be configured
for different speed of SIMMs, you might benefit from faster memory.
However, a lot of motherboards require only 70ns or 80ns SIMMs. I use
a 486DX-66 and it requires 80ns SIMMs. So I can use my 4x9@70ns SIMMs
safely.
: Many thanks!
: --
: Chris Metcalf, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
: metcalf@cag.lcs.mit.edu // +1 (617) 253-7766
Jongyoon
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