The G4/450 will actually run cooler with less power draw than a 604e/200. I've got no problems with the stock cooling running a G3/300 overclocked to 350, and all PCI slots full. Internally I run a 7200 RPM SCSI 3 hard drive and CD drive via a SCSI 3 card, my primary monitor via an ATI Rage Pro, secondary monitor via the built in video, Inkjet printer via the printer port, built in ethernet to the network and a USB card with numerous peripherals connected through a powered hub. This is besides the OEM hard drive, floppy etc. I also run the external SCSI to the max number of peripherals and have the mic and speaker ports tied to their respective devices.
David Allen > > > I'm starting to be concerned about overheating issues, so, to those of you > who have modded your 8600, what cooling mods have you come up with? Any cheap > easy ways to monitor CPU, video card or ambient temperature inside the case? > Hi or Lo tech? > > Any recommendations as to which card should go in which slot. Currently I > have the wireless adapter closest to the CPU, the Trio card in the center, > and the ATI card at the bottom. (relatively lots of space in front of the ATI > fan, although there are two drives on the bottom. > > Lastly, I have an old 14" multisync just sitting around. I hooked it up, and > now have two displays. Any tips or tricks to take it past the "Wow, that's > cool!" phase? If I hook up a TV to the video out port, will I be presented > with a third piece of desktop space? Is there a limit to the number of > monitors (outside of number of ports) that can be used at the same time? TIA > > Happy New Year! > STeve -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
