> > On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 10:19 AM, <hofman at imv.au.dk> wrote: > >> If it is the card pulled from the G4 Towers, will it require me to >> install a heatsink so the Cube won't overheat, or is it only a problem >> for heavy gamers using the graphics card for 3D graphics? > > If you don't want to risk ruining the card by removing the heatsink, > I'd take the modem out of the cube (it opens a big hole in the bottom > that allows for a little better convection cooling behind the video > card) and installing a panaflo in the bottom of your cube. This is what > I did, and I have a Radeon 7500, which stays only warm to the touch, > whereas it was hot before. > > > jesse > Sounds like a good idea Jesse - I've just received my 1.2GHZ Sonnet, and have gone to Cable internet, so I think I'll remove my modem in the process of the upgrade (and fan install) I also have the Radeon 7500 running two adc displays with the Geffen adapter. BTW - The 1.2GHZ Sonnet upgrades are down to $519 with a free Cube install kit at OWC. Regards, Julian Tracy