[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] looking for 486; does higher bus speed matter

dkm@cbnews.att.com (david.k.miyashiro) (04/04/91)

I'm looking for a 486/33 to use for number crunching at home. I am
about to buy a Gateway system since I can get everything from one
vendor at a good price. I had thought about buying a system a piece
at a time starting with an AMI motherboard or any board that allows
the bus to run at speeds higher than 8MHz.  It seems that I will have
to pay more to do this - will I see an equivalent performance gain?
Please email responses.

Dave Miyashiro
dkm@cbqaa.att.com