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Answers to your most Frequently Asked Questions about the K6-2.

Note: The K6-2 FAQ is completely current as of 02/22/99

Introduction
What is the AMD-K6®-2 processor?
What’s the difference between the K6-2 and the K6-3D?
What’s the difference between the classic K6 and the K6-2?
When is the K6-3 scheduled to be released?
What’s the latest rumor on the K7?

3DNow!™ Instruction Set
What is the 3DNow!™ Instruction Set?
What is the difference between MMX™ and the 3DNow!™ instruction set?
Why are AMD, IDT and Cyrix all going to use 3DNow!™?
Who will support 3DNow!™ technology?

Technical Specifications
What bus speed is the K6-2 speced for?
What are the voltage requirements for the K6-2?
How overclockable are these K6-2 chips?
What's the deal with the K6-2-333?

Special Focus:  3DNow! Drivers for Quake 2
What is the Quake 2 - 3DNow! Patch?
What version of Quake 2 is required for the patch?
How do I update to Quake 2 Version 3.14?
What are the HW requirements needed to support the Quake2 - 3DNow patch?
Why is this patch extremely limiting?
What do the benchmarks look like?
Conclusions after using this patch

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