[CUBE] CPU upgrade

[Rob In der Maur]

Would only be interesting if I could upgrade 'the upgrade' to the dual 
processors upgrades when they come out. But, unfortunately, this 
PowerLogix upgrade policy is only valid for the US, not for Europe...

On Saturday, Dec 21, 2002, at 22:07 Europe/Amsterdam, Laurie A Duncan 
wrote:

> 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.
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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 have now withdrawn this product from their price list.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
>
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