re dx vs dx in article c xw x btb austin ibm com lance hartmann austin ibm com lance har tmann writes in article z zgc rpi edu arnolm aix rpi edu matthew richard arnold writ es would someone be willing to explain to me the dx mhz is not more popular than it is i would think it would be just as fast if not faster than the dx mhz for certian applications plus a mhz motherboard would seem better if you had any plans on upgrading the chip in the future i must be missing something since everyone is buying the dx many adds don t even mention the dx one of the things going for the dx over the is that it s clock speed complies with the vesa local bus spec lance hartmann lance hartmann austin ibm com ibmpa awdpa ibm com a couple other problems with the dx system manufacturers had major problems solving the electromagnetic interference problems with dx systems getting an fcc b home use certification required additional shielding in the system heat a lot of people seem to be installing heat sinks and or cooling fans on their dx chips i would guess that the dx ran temperatures inside the case even hotter and heat is the enemy of system reliability ed any above opinions are the sole property of the below named person edward k jen ejen magnus acs ohio state edu academic computing services the ohio state university
