Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 19:37:00 -0600 From: dkelly@hiwaay.net To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: WTB: Pentium Pro 180 Message-ID: <199711070137.TAA10964@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> of "Thu, 06 Nov 1997 01:42:35 EST." <199711060642.BAA09051@dyson.iquest.net>
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> I tend to agree -- but with the price of a P6/180 processor being about
> $250 or so, it is hard to spring for the extra $250. In fact, one can
> supposedly almost get 2 P6/180 processors for the price of one P6/200. Also,
> high end P5 processors cost MORE than a P6/180!!!
Something I expected to see more of is the CPU I bought. Maybe its
quite a rarity and one day will be collectable. But I figured a
PPro-166 with 512k of cache and 66 MHz bus speed would be a winner over
a 180 with 256k and 60 MHz. I forget now, but my 166/512k was about $80
more than a 180/256k.
Haven't tried overclocking. With my luck this is a failed 200/512k
which Intel has found a way to prevent overclocking.
FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE #0: Sat Nov 1 14:28:21 CST 1997
dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/PPRO166
CPU: Pentium Pro (166.09-MHz 686-class CPU)
Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x617 Stepping=7
Features=0xf9ff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,<b11>,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV>
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