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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: seb835 on March 23, 2006, 07:06:24 PM

Title: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: seb835 on March 23, 2006, 07:06:24 PM

Hi,

Thinking of putting one of these  BLIZZARD 1260 boards in my standard dekstop Amiga 1200, but i'm worried abotu heat issues.

Do these boards really need a fan? Is there another board on the market for increasing ram and acceleration that doesnt generate so much heat?

Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: amigagr on March 23, 2006, 07:12:01 PM

i have this kitty for 10 years and never had any problem. go ahead  :-)

-edit-
no need for fan

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: x56h34 on March 23, 2006, 07:15:54 PM

It depends of how hot the particular version of 060 chip on it gets. Not all 060s on B1260 cards are the same, and get equally hot. Try and see.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: amiga1260 on March 23, 2006, 07:19:12 PM

Me too. Even with 128 MB of RAM and SCSI-KIT. I use it without trapdoor to allow more airflow.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: tonyvdb on March 23, 2006, 07:22:03 PM

It also depends on how hot you think is too hot. Some get so hot that you can burn your finger if you touch it. Personaly thats too hot but some say it runs just fine that way.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: x56h34 on March 23, 2006, 07:27:37 PM

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tonyvdb wrote:
It also depends on how hot you think is too hot. Some get so hot that you can burn your finger if you touch it. Personaly thats too hot but some say it runs just fine that way.

Yep. I've got one like that. :-) Keep your finger on it for longer than a few seconds and it burns. :boohoo:

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: seb835 on March 23, 2006, 07:59:17 PM

wow thanks for the fast responses! and so many!

I think ill risk it afterall, i need more ram especially for WHDload.

im working my way up to a 40gig HDD and os 3.9, ill get there one day soon!

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: amigagr on March 23, 2006, 08:03:42 PM

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: Doppie1200 on March 23, 2006, 08:07:12 PM

If it is just WHD you are after; consider an 030 based board that allows a big heap of fastram.
As for the 060; I have an apollo but it is not getting very warm. I even have the trapdoor inplace. Then again, the apollo has the advantage of the cpu facing upward iso downward in case of the blizzard.

I highly recommend the 060 it is more fun than an 030 and is not that hot in terms of heat. The challenge is getting everything to work. Expect compatibility issues. But the horepower available allows your A1200 to do more things than would be possible with the 030.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: InTheSand on March 23, 2006, 09:49:54 PM

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Doppie1200 wrote:
The challenge is getting everything to work. Expect compatibility issues. But the horepower available allows your A1200 to do more things than would be possible with the 030.

Agreed - the '060 is far faster, but the '030 is far more compatible with games. You may find that even with WHDLoad, some games will refuse to work with the '060 whereas they'd be fine with an '030...

 - Ali

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: CLS2086 on March 24, 2006, 10:12:42 AM

In case of emergency, just reboot and press 2 and then you'l be back on the 020EC  ;-)

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: srg86 on March 24, 2006, 11:02:29 AM

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CLS2086 wrote:
In case of emergency, just reboot and press 2 and then you'l be back on the 020EC  ;-)

Though AFAIK you'll have no fast ram.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: leftbrace on March 24, 2006, 11:18:17 AM

Where exactly would one find a Blizzard 1260?  I haven't seen any listed for quite a while

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: darksun9210 on March 24, 2006, 12:18:38 PM

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Though AFAIK you'll have no fast ram.

probably not. and definatly not more than 8Mb even if you did  :-?

www.amikit.com and www.softhut.com are the only places i can find "new" blizzard A1260's

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: leftbrace on March 24, 2006, 12:33:48 PM

Amigakit doesn't have any for sure, and Softhut had no plans to bring any more in when I inquired last year.

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: gizmomelb on March 25, 2006, 03:25:46 AM

I'm possibly going to be selling my boxed Blizzard 1260 soon... I've been trying to decide which to keep - the 1260 or my 1230 (I use the 1230 a heap more for WHDload games).

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: xeron on March 25, 2006, 10:47:20 AM

AmigaKit list refurb units with warrantee on their site:
AmigaKit blizzard 1260 page (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=43&products_id=161&osCsid=f89f0f1245e34eed9e49344dd3385715)

Title: Re: BLIZZARD 1260
Post by: leftbrace on March 26, 2006, 02:52:42 PM

True, but they don't have any in stock.