Hi! I finally got a G4 Cube from eBay, and since I've got so many feasible processor cards laying around I'd like to know if it was possible to upgrade the Cube with them.
What I have: 1) a Dual-450 MHz G4 7400 from a Gigabit Ethernet 2) a Dual-800 MHz G4e 7450 from a Quicksilver 3) an OWC Mercury Extreme G4e 7450 1.4-1.467 GHz (NOT a Cube version) 4) a Dual-1 GHz G4e 7450 from a Quicksilver 2002 will arrive soon (eBay) The questions are: 1) Will they work in the Cube? I don't know different. 2) But, will they *fit in* the Cube? I'm okay to modify the original heatsink, but it has to stay passively cooled. This propably means, privided one of the processers actually fits (using the slightly modified original heatsink), that I will have to lower the clock speed to keep it cool. I.e. if I were to install the Mercury Extreme, I'd propably run it at 1.2 GHz at most to prevent overheating. I'd also be okay to run the Dual-1GHz from the Quicksilver 2002 at, say 800 MHz. But this is a Dual processor, and haven't found any references to whether the original heatsink will “work” (=can be modified accordingly). Any thoughts on that? Any links on the internet? I heard there is one for a Dual-450 MHz Mod from a GE, but I haven't found it yet, although I really tried! Thanks in advance! Andreas aka Mac User #330250 now with a Cube :-) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
