[CUBE] CPU upgrade

[Laurie A Duncan]

Well if you decide to do it within the next 10 days, OWC just posted an
amazing end of the year deal for CubeOwner readers.

Laurie
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On 12/21/02 1:33 PM, ridmaur at xs4all.nl typeth:

> A.f.a.i.k. and as far as I can interpret from the messages on this list
> and the forum on cubeowner, PowerLogix is the only possible option as
> of today. Their single CPU upgrades are working ok in most of the
> cases, aside from the problems with the L3 cache. Their dual 800Mhz CPU
> upgrade has blown a couple of DC-DC boards with Cube owners, and they
> have now withdrawn this product from their price list. It seems they
> got their hand on better processors and rumours are they will announce
> dual 800, 1GHz and even 1.2GHz upgrades pretty soon. But no specific
> details are available yet.
> So, to give you my feeling: I'm grateful I've waited doing an upgrade,
> though I have been tempted to order one multiple times the last couple
> of months. I sympathize with the folks that took the risk and ordered
> the 800Mhz dual upgrade and now are stuck with a broken Cube.
> In general I think there is a certain risk involved in upgrading the
> Cube, as it was initially not designed to have processors with more Mhz
> (and more heat) let alone to have dual processors inside. On the other
> hand, if there is any chance I can ensure I will have a satisfactory
> computer experience with this beautiful device for a couple of more
> years, rather than having to move to a shaving mirror or a computer
> more resembling a Boeing 747 landing on Heathrow (check out
> http:www.g4noise.com, especially the Dave Raven Swith commercial), I
> would take the risk. So, if the planned upgrades from PowerLogix
> announced for January seems to be ok, I will go for it, otherwise I
> will go for a single 1GHz. But upgrade I will... It's just a matter of
> time.
> 
> cheers
> Rob