[CUBE] Vid upgrades:7500, 8500, 9000

[J.C. Webber III]

Riba wrote:
> > I understand the mods needed for some of these cards are rather 
> > involved.
> 
> 7500 is not so involving. You can either modify the back plate a bit 
> (not the actual cube enclosure!) or run it without the plate at all 
> which will improve the cooling. 8500 and 9000 both require you to move 
> your DC board, and that is something I wouldn't do. They also run 
> hotter.
> 
> > As far as performance, are there any of you out there who might have 
> > impressions or comments?
> > Experiences?
> 
> 7500 is faster than the Radeon that I currently use. 8500 is the 
> fastest one, and 9000 is a tiny bit slower than 8500.
> 
> > Wish to at some point run a 23 HD Cine possibly with a smaller LCD in 
> > the future.
> 
> All three of them can do it. I'd suggest you go with 7500, at least 
> that's what I'm going to do.
> 
> 

I've see both a 32MB 7500 and a 64MB 7500.  Both with ADC/VGA connectors.
Does anyone have any experience with that 64MB board?  Does it work
in the cube?  Does it need additional cooling?

thx...
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J.C. Webber III       
Technical Lead, Unix System Administrator
jcw at kingoblio.com (home) www.kingoblio.com