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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (76990)	10/26/1999 3:22:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576925

<i840 seems to be better used w/DRDRAM because those systems cost a bunch anyways and I would guess with its extra features it is faster than i820.> Micron seems to agree with you, Cirrus. A quote from this link: news.cnet.com "The 840 is fast as hell," Micron spokesperson Ken Knotts said. Micron is considering using the chipset on its ClientPro commercial PCs. "The performance advantage you get for the price you pay is worth it, and fits in nicely for the computing needs of corporate and government users." Micron did not see the same price-performance advantage on the 820, which is one reason it opted for the competing solution from Via. I guess all those people dissin' the 840 better think again. Micron seems to think that the 840 is "fast as hell." And this is coming from a company who had no qualms ditching Intel's 820 for VIA's chipset, so that in itself speaks volumes on 840's merits. Tenchusatsu