cryrix mII-the truth (VIA Cyrix MII)

Member Name: panzerg

Product:	VIA Cyrix MII
Date:	15/06/01 (158 review reads)
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Advantages: none

Disadvantages: slow , unreliable

I have been asked on many occasions what i think of the cyrix chips, my answer is always the same ,DONT USE THEM!!!.The simple truth is they are a very slow processor, the title of the chip ie cyrix 333
has no real meaning as the chip is not 333mhz it is 249mhz if it is the 83 x 3 chip.A lot of games struggle when using this type of chip, the only ones that are okay with it seem to be dos based games. When you compare current prices of the cyrix and the AMD chips you have go to go for the AMD every time because of reliability, speed, and general stability.

I build computers for a living and i would not call myself an expert, but doing what i do every day i get to see how these products perform, and what comes back time and again with problems. To be quite honest the cyrix MII should be laid to rest with the other dinosaurs and cyrix concentrate on producing a durable, fast , and reliable competetor to the AMD which is at present the top processor. so to finish for a slow , unreliable computer chose cyrix, and stay in the dinosaur age!!!

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