First post, by cskamacska
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Hi folks!
I happen to have 4 pices of 64MB 50ns(or 60ns - I need to double check) 72 pin SIMM FPM modules with parity check. I thought they could come in handy with ram upgades, 256MB of RAM is more than enough for most retro needs, but I don't know what kind of motherboards support such high density modules. Also would there be a big performance impact when "downgrading" from standard EDO RAM? (32MB 60ns is the best EDO module I could find, larger modules a practically non existent for me) 4x32MB is enough for Win 98, but no memory is enough for certain programs, not to mention dual booted Win XP(I always wanted a haxorord DOS7/Win98/WinXP multi boot system on a FAT32 partition) probably needs 256, but then again it is just FPM RAM and that probably doesnt help the overall system speed. 😒
Could I upgrade a Gigabyte GA-586DX dual Pentium mobo with these sticks? Or could there be a Socket 4 motherboard that can be fitted with these modules(I have a Socket 4 Pentium Overdrive laying around and wanted to put in a working machine for a long time now)?
Thank you for your advice in advance!
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