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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: motorollin on November 19, 2006, 02:30:25 PM
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Link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110057144602&translate=yes)
Would this be a good upgrade for an A4000, or is there a different revision which would be better?
Thanks
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moto
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Well, I guess that it should be a neat upgrade from any kind of processor with lesser speed. A faster 68k processor is not yet on top of my wish list, otherwise I'd seriously think about it (I've not heard of any A4000 compatible Dragon comming ;-), so any 060 would be a good thing to upgrade).
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I don't think you can go wrong it's a really nice card, tho I've read sumwhere it's sucessors have a better memory design.
Just a small tip when you find a wee gem like this, don't ever post the link here, it might cost u! ;-)
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Normally I wouldn't post the link :-) But I wanted to check it would be a worthwhile upgrade.
Thanks for the replies.
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moto
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It seem it's missing the SCSI-modul, but apart from that not much to do wrong with it.
The CS-MK1 is a good card, but the modular design makes it somewhat sensetive for contact-problem, so make sure everything is tightly fitted when built in (and recheck everytime you transported it) my MK1 never made any problems, apart from things getting loose after shiffting the Towerhawk around :roll:
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Hi, I'm new here but I decided to register when I noticed you were selling your A1200 setup. Lol.
To be honest I've actually been lurking here for over a year, and seeing pictures of your expanded A1200 some time ago introduced me to the idea that you can actually do a lot more with classic Amiga Hardware than I realised!
This site is very good for information/discussions about classic Amiga hardware, and showed me stuff I never thought possible. This led me to make several purchases from online shops like AmigaKit (very good service btw :) ) and also to start using eBay!
I was surprised to here you're changing to the A4000(D) route because that's the way I started initially before bumping into a few problems.
First the super buster revision needs to be 11, this ensures there's no Zorro III issues with more than one card installed. Secondly the A3640 I had was revision 3.0, which happens to have crashing issues with Cybervision 64/3Ds.
Obviously if your going for a Cyberstorm that won't be a problem, but you'll still need rev. 11 buster. (I can't remember if the person selling you the A4000 has one installed.)
Though I had problems with the CV64/3D, I still say it is a very good card, the scandoubler it comes with does all the automatic switching between native and RTG resolutions for you, which is handy. I personally had problems installing the card (with scandoubler module attached) into the daughterboard and ended up damaging the motherboard just trying to get the scandoubler in. But to be honest I'm not very good at installing hardware, and for all I know the daughterboard could have been a bit stiff.
If you are looking for a CV64/3D (I think it's already been mentioned) Softhut have actually got a few in stock and seem to be going for reasonable prices. Here is the link: DCE CV64/3D (http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/accelerators/phase5_cybervision.html&cart_id=6278074_33712)
Anyway, sorry for rambling a bit. I stopped posting on internet forums some time ago, but guess I thought this site was worth it. Hope you are successful in your A1200 - 4000(D) conversion.
Philip
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@Philipj
Welcome to Amiga.org :-) I hope you stick around and continue to post too.
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I notice it says no PAYPAL on the auction. Be carefull.
check the seller out if you can.
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CS-MKIII is undoubtedly the best but they are prone to damage due to a badly designed 68060 socket. They have a faster memory controller and an ultra-wide SCSI3 controller.
Working ones are expensive, but broken ones go quite cheap and can be repaired by Amiga Centre in France.
Same can be said about broken CSPPC cards.
Get one WITHOUT a 68060 if you can then you can get a Rev6 68060 (E41J) and overclock to 80MHz and beyond with minimum cooling.
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My old MK1 was nice and worked well until the fan unniticed failed completly and I started experience crashes. When I noticed the fan didnt spin I replaced it but sadly it apeared the damage was already done. My second MK1 was in a tower and so heat was much less of an issue and it worked flawless the entire time I had it. MK2 only kept the scsi modular solution ans mem is now autodetect. MK3 has everything on one card, UWSCSI and twice the memory bandwidth together with a custom port for the CyberVisionPPC (and G-rex PCI solution).
Any card revision is good though as an uppgrade from an inferior CPU solution.