[Cube] Thinking about a upgrade
Riba
riba at ml1.net
Sun Feb 4 16:08:38 PST 2007
On 2007.02.05, at 00:48, James W. Dawson wrote:
> Greetings: The one processor that has gone unmentioned here is the
> one in my Cube.
> Several years(!) ago now I installed the Sonnet Dual 500 Mhz
> PowerPC 7400 G4, p/n SG4D-500.
> AltiVec "Velocity Engine" Processors; 64K- Level 1 Cache; 1MB-
> Level 2 Cache.
>
> All I can say is it has been flawless, and a joy to use. I also
> updated the HD to a Seagate 80GB Ultra ATA;
> I'm using the large heat-sink GeForce2 MX; max Ram at 1.5GB; the
> OEM Matshita cd-rom/dvd-rom;
> and of course the very quite Panasonic Panaflo base fan for insurance.
>
> When Apple first released the Mini I bought one, but quickly
> realized it could not match
> the 'slower' dual processor Cube in responsiveness. So I sold the
> Mini and kept the Cube.
>
> Only now, since I've inherited a Dual 1.25 FW800 am I thinking
> about selling my great D500 Cube.
Well, if anyone on this list decides to sell just the CPU upgrade
card, let me know. I really nave no need to spend $350 for the cards
that are currently on the market.
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