[CUBE] Processor upgrade

[Jason Torrey]

Does this "secondary" DC-DC board come with all Powerlogix processor 
upgrades for the Cube, or only certain ones?


On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 01:40  PM, Robert Jagitsch wrote:

> We are not doing a replacement DC-DC card, there were too many design 
> compromises that made such a design very difficult; namely, being able 
> to support the power demands of dual processors with virtually no 
> airflow over the DC-DC board. So instead we are going to leave the 
> Apple DC-DC board alone, however we'll be providing a 2nd board to 
> supply 12volts to drive the CPUs. The Apple board will therefore only 
> have to provide 3v and 5v, and not 12v, significantly reducing its 
> workload and lengthening its working life. And we'll be able to put 
> our 12v DC-DC board into the airflow, and we have fewer other design 
> compromises (can use other chipsets because the board can be bigger, 
> etc.)
>
> If you have any other questions let me know.
>
> R
>
>> Robert,
>>  If you could clear up the issue of DC-to-DC buffer board 
>> replacements to Powerlogix customers, i and the rest of us here at 
>> Cubeowner would appreciate it.
>>  it seems Powerlogix first notified us that they would be providing 
>> beefier DC-to DC boards with there Cube Dual 800 upgrades.
>>  Then a few weeks later, recounted there press release, saying the 
>> new batch of Dual Upgrade cards would solve the problem of the higher 
>> power consumption.
>>
>> The other day, I found this on one of the sites featuring MWSF expo 
>> information.
>>
>> Powerlogix Announces Dual 1.2GHz for AGP Macs, Dual 1GHz  for Cube, 
>> G3 800MHz ZIF/CPU card, G3 800MHz Pismo
>>
>> The rumored ZIF and Pismo upgrades (G3 800MHz) have been officially 
>> announced (as well as a CPU card model for legacy Macs) and the 
>> long-awaited "more robust" DC-DC board for the Cube to allow dual G4 
>> upgrades (up to 1GHz) to be used more reliably. They've also upped 
>> the max speeds on their AGP Tower Mac CPU upgrades with a new Dual 
>> 1.2GHz model. (I reviewed their Dual 1GHz/Series 133 model recently.) 
>> See their press release for more details which notes the 1.2GHz 
>> models shipping in 1-2 weeks,  PowerForce G3 800  ZIF, Blue Chip G3 
>> 800 Pismo, and PowerForce G3 800 (CPU card)  shipping in 2-3 
>> weeks.The Powerlogix Pricing page is to be updated today to list the 
>> new products. (It was not updated yet as I'm typing this at 8 AM 
>> Eastern Time.)
>>
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