[CUBE] Cube Modernization Project - Informations needed...

[Stevie]

>Quoth Bill Fox (wfoxjr at earthlink.net) at 1/27/04 7:23 AM:
>
>>  Well, I don't know the specific electrical requirements of the
>>  components that Stevie wishes to install in his Cube. The weak point is
>>  the DC board as you point out.
>
>That may be but the only upgrade he's considering that draws more power than
>the original component is the video card... It's my opinion that a Radeon
>8500 or 9000, while the best path for Cube upgrades, can't survive in a Cube
>without being modified to use a fan or some sort of large heatsink/heatpipe.
>Hopefully the Powerlogix enclosure will make a liar out of me. At any rate,
>as long as a base fan and, most likely, a video card fan are used, I don't
>think a 7457 upgrade, Radeon 9000, and upgraded hard drive will tax the Cube
>at all.
>
>Sean Terrill

Hi Sean & you all,

that heat is a problem, was clear to me.

But as I heard, not only heat is the question, the power-consumption 
of all components is the second very important problem as well.

Who knows what's the need of the different wanted parts?

The upgraded processor should need some watts,
but what about the graphic card. Where can I find details?

As I argued in my first mail,
it would be possible to get out the consumption of the harddisk and 
the DVD-R/CD.
What about this idea?


I'm interested in your answers

Stevie