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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Blendor_POLAND on March 14, 2012, 02:54:50 PM

Title: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: Blendor_POLAND on March 14, 2012, 02:54:50 PM

I'm have a question , what card cpu is better for a4000 blizz4030/50mhz or a3640/25mhz commodore ?

I'm have two card cpu to choose

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: Crumb on March 14, 2012, 04:20:54 PM

Quote from: Blendor_POLAND;683715

I'm have a question , what card cpu is better for a4000 blizz4030/50mhz or a3640/25mhz commodore ?

I'm have two card cpu to choose

I would prefer an a3640, if you need more speed you can overclock it safely to 28 or 30Mhz for example. 030 will probably have good motherboard mem speed but cpu is quite weak compared to 040.

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: Blendor_POLAND on March 14, 2012, 04:48:14 PM

Is a 3640 commodore , compatibility with WHDLOAD?

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: dougal on March 14, 2012, 05:32:57 PM

I had a Blizzard 4030. Its not that fast but its ok. A Blizzard 1230IV on a 1200 is faster. Don't know about the 3640, never had one.

Most WhdLoad games will work with an 040. I did have about 1 or 2 out of every 10 games not work or not work properly when i had an Apollo 1240.

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: desantii on March 14, 2012, 05:55:29 PM

If its for whdload, an 030 is good enough and more compatible in my experience.

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: Crumb on March 14, 2012, 06:24:07 PM

An A4000 just for WHDLoad sounds like a wasted A4000 :-D

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: dougal on March 14, 2012, 09:28:54 PM

Quote from: Crumb;683752

An A4000 just for WHDLoad sounds like a wasted A4000 :-D

True that. An ideal WhdLoad machine would be an A1200 with a 68030 and 4 or 8MB ram.

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: Blendor_POLAND on March 16, 2012, 11:37:38 AM

is there a problem with Cybervision 64 at over clocked a3640 to 30mhz or dumb to worry about everything is okay with GFX ?

Title: Re: A3640 or blizzard 4030
Post by: Crumb on March 16, 2012, 12:55:26 PM

Quote from: Blendor_POLAND;683983

is there a problem with Cybervision 64 at over clocked a3640 to 30mhz or dumb to worry about everything is okay with GFX ?

It will work without problems. It would be a good idea to add a small fan to the 040 if you overclock it.

BTW, keep in mind a 040/25 loads images (e.g. jpg) quite faster than 030/50.