[CUBE] GeForce3 dying - options?

[Roy Hackett]

My GF3 failed also.  No support from Nvidia or OWC.  Will no go down
unsupported path again.  A $350 video card is not a throw away. I will
reguard Nvidia as a throw-a-way, as a vendor of junk.
Roy


> [Original Message]
> From: <kevin at 216websolutions.com>
> To: Cube List <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: 1/26/2004 6:57:29 AM
> Subject: [CUBE] GeForce3 dying - options?
>
> 450 mhz, Panther installed.
>
> The fan on my GeForce3 runs only intermittently, with consequent quick 
> over-heating. While I consider my replacement options, which of the 
> following is possible or advisable?.
>
> 1) Stick in a Twinview from a G4 tower- the archives seem to indicate 
> that this is ok, despite the smaller heatsinks. Downside is that the G4 
> will be out of service.
> 2) Run the Cube without the enclosure, and see if the temperature stays 
> lower. I know that the SS says one shouldn't, and I know that some 
> enclosures are designed to facilitate cooling. Is that the case with the 
> Cube?
> 3) Run the Cube headless, with the GF3 (and AGP riser?) removed, and 
> either ssh in (remote access enabled) or, optimally, use VNC or ARD (both 
> are installed). 
>
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