rec.autos.simulators

>On Sunday, April 28, 1996, Nick Totoro wrote...
>> I have a P90 and am thinking about, in the near future, getting a
>> 150mhz OD processor for it. Anyone here used one of the new Pentium
OD's
>> yet? If so, what improvements in game play quality were noticed (if
any)
>> on SVGA games (NFS, NASCAR Racing, WC, ICR2, etc.). Thanks ahead of
>> time...
>>      Nick

>Nick,

>I'm thinking about the same thing.  The OD for the P75/90's are not due
>out till May.  (I think)  While the 60/66's have been out for a month
or
>so now.  Last price I saw was $499, which is sorta steep for an OD chip.
>(IMO)  We might be better off getting a new MB, with a 166 on it.
>Suggestions anyone?

>--
>Andy
>http://www.westol.com/~ridger
>Kali/Nascar/Win95

> On Sunday, April 28, 1996, Nick Totoro wrote...
> > I have a P90 and am thinking about, in the near future, getting a
> > 150mhz OD processor for it. Anyone here used one of the new Pentium OD's
> > yet? If so, what improvements in game play quality were noticed (if any)
> > on SVGA games (NFS, NASCAR Racing, WC, ICR2, etc.). Thanks ahead of
> > time...
> >      Nick

> Nick,

> I'm thinking about the same thing.  The OD for the P75/90's are not due
> out till May.  (I think)  While the 60/66's have been out for a month or
> so now.  Last price I saw was $499, which is sorta steep for an OD chip.
> (IMO)  We might be better off getting a new MB, with a 166 on it.
> Suggestions anyone?

> --
> Andy
> http://www.westol.com/~ridger
> Kali/Nascar/Win95

>>On Sunday, April 28, 1996, Nick Totoro wrote...
>>> I have a P90 and am thinking about, in the near future, getting a
>>> 150mhz OD processor for it. Anyone here used one of the new Pentium
>OD's
>>> yet? If so, what improvements in game play quality were noticed (if
>any)
>>> on SVGA games (NFS, NASCAR Racing, WC, ICR2, etc.). Thanks ahead of
>>> time...
>>>      Nick

>>Nick,

>>I'm thinking about the same thing.  The OD for the P75/90's are not due
>>out till May.  (I think)  While the 60/66's have been out for a month
>or
>>so now.  Last price I saw was $499, which is sorta steep for an OD chip.
>>(IMO)  We might be better off getting a new MB, with a 166 on it.
>>Suggestions anyone?

>> >I'm thinking about the same thing.  The OD for the P75/90's are not due
>> >out till May.  (I think)  While the 60/66's have been out for a month
>> or
>> >so now.  Last price I saw was $499, which is sorta steep for an OD chip.

>> >(IMO)  We might be better off getting a new MB, with a 166 on it.
>> >Suggestions anyone?

>I don't think so.... The OD for a 75 supposedly takes it to 120 mhz, for
>$400, but in reality, the tests showed only a 10% speed improvement. seesm
>like a waste of money to mew, you can probably get a 120 motherboard for
>that price or barely more. Check out last months Pc magazine, or Pc
>world....

>      <<Yes that would be a good choice, go for the gold the price is
> still $800. for MB and CPU! Or you can buy the Pro series 200 if you
> save your pennies there $$$$$ in the price range. I see it like this you
> buy a machine and in a few years your already out dated, go for the
> top computer that way you'll be ahead of the others and you'll be
> happy.>>

>     There's also another cost factor... memory. I have a P90 with 32mb
> of RAM. Until the day comes when I need a new machine, I don't want to
> have to replace the motherboard with a P6 and go through the additional
> cost of replacing the memory. That is one of the biggest reasons why the
> Pentium upgrade will suit me better. Anyone have any idea how much 32mb
> of RAM costs to replace?
>      Nick

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