Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Malc Arnold) | Subject | Re: problems with UMC U5SX processor? | Date | 1 Dec 1996 01:02:59 -0000 |
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In article <199611301218.XAA00438@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au>, Hamish Moffatt <moffatt@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au> wrote: > >I just upgraded one of my machines to a UMC U5SX, which is >a 486SX clone, running at 33MHz. (Not much of an upgrade you say? >Well, it was a from a 386-40. :-)
[Details of fpu error non-problem snipped]
One thing to watch out for on these CPUs is that for some reason, cron will die after between 36 and 72 hours. Consistently. There are also some other minor problems it causes; but I can't remember the exact details since I upgraded from mine about a year ago. I didn't really notice the problems at the time, just noticed that some things seemed to work "properly" with the new CPU. (I still had the same motherboard though).
I have nothing against non-Intel CPUs (in fact, I've never owned an Intel processor), but I'd recommend getting an Intel or AMD 486 processor, rather than the UMC. An 486DX-33 will also work a *lot* better when you run X, or any other math-intensive app (like Doom :-).
Given that (in this country, at least) the bottom has fallen out of the 486 CPU market to such an extent that an AMD 486DX4-120 can be had for about 30 pounds (45 US dollars) or less, then I'd also suggest that you consider an upgrade unless you're really strapped for cash.
Hope this helps -- M a l c . . . | "A wrong parameters may be caused the mainboard (malc@thing.demon.co.uk) | out of order." -- Pentium Motherboard Manual.
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