From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 3 23:35:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA29527 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 23:35:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from sos.freebsd.dk (sos.freebsd.dk [195.8.129.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA29521 for ; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 23:35:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sos@sos.freebsd.dk) Received: (from sos@localhost) by sos.freebsd.dk (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA04646; Thu, 4 Dec 1997 08:35:51 +0100 (MET) (envelope-from sos) Message-Id: <199712040735.IAA04646@sos.freebsd.dk> Subject: Re: Should I buy a Cyrix processor? In-Reply-To: <19971204134739.07060@lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Dec 4, 97 01:47:39 pm" To: grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 08:35:51 +0100 (MET) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG From: Søren Schmidt Reply-to: sos@FreeBSD.dk X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL30 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply to Greg Lehey who wrote: > I've just finished reading c't's recent processor comparison, and it > would seem that Cyrix's latest MX series processors represent pretty > good value for money. On the other hand, I've heard of various > problems with Cyrix in the past, and I'm a little wary of running > -current on one. I'd appreciate any comments you might have. > > Also, any ideas on suitable motherboards? Well with the current prices on a 180Mhz P6, they are VERY hard to beat... I've had enough bad experience with Cyrix to stay safely away from them... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Søren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team Even more code to hack -- will it ever end ..