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486dlc bus speed
Name: funnyhand Date: January 24, 2006 at 14:17:35 Pacific OS: n/a CPU/Ram: 386
Comment:
I'm looking to upgrade a 386 system with a 486DLC (a budget 486 that fits into 386 motherboards).
The only CPU I can find is a 486DLC-40mhz. Will this work on a 20mhz bus system (obviously at half speed), or is the bus too slow for the chip to run stably?
Name: jboy Date: January 24, 2006 at 15:53:05 Pacific
Reply:
I don't think the bus speed would be an issue - it's meant to be used in a 386 socket, after all - check your documentation though
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Response Number 2
Name: funnyhand Date: February 2, 2006 at 05:50:08 Pacific
Reply:
For those who are curious I can report that it does work.
The 486DLC is a cheap upgrade for 386 owners. It has the 486 instruction set and 1k internal cache. But it fits a 386 CPU socket and can use the 387 co-processor. It's not quite the same as a proper 486 due to the bus limitations, but it's about 20% faster that a 386 at the same clock speed.
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