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To: Xpiderman who wrote (46217)	1/15/1999 1:55:00 PM
From: Joey Smith	Respond to of 1583492

So much for high-quality K6 chips!!!! re:AMD K6-2 'AFR66' - don't get framed! There is a large amount of K6-2 CPUs that has a problem too. Last year AMD changed the method of certifying the clock rate of their K6-2 CPU. They pushed the limits for a successful pass further down, and as a result a lot of K6-2 CPUs failed in low to mid-quality Socket7 motherboards. AMD noticed the mistake and changed the certification procedure back to where it used to be. The 'lower quality' CPUs from that time are now on sale marked with 'AFR66'. Be careful not to buy one of those. They are now only guaranteed to run at 66 MHz FSB. Be careful that the 'K6-2 300' or 'K6-2 333' CPU you buy does not have 'AFR66' on it, because then it might not work at 100 or 95 MHz system bus!! OUCH! I'd be pissed if I spent any money on a K6 chip. I'd want my money back! joey