A4000 toaster rip off?

[Damion]

 I don't know jack about A4k's ( I WISH SO BAD that I did) but I would double check on that 060 and keep your toaster card. An 040 is really a big step down from the 060.

I'm sure the 060 can be fixed, what can really just go wrong?

Yeah, definately get a second op on that 060!

I bet that Toaster board will be worth some serious $$$ someday.

[Damion]

 If you haven't seen them already, there's a company here in the States called Vernalem. They sell 50 and 60mhz 68060 processors, and also have a big Amiga logo on their site. They may also upgrade or repair CPU cards, but I have no personal experience with them.

In my experience, the standards in the computer repair industry over here suck. Most people don't know what they're doing, and getting a good tech is difficult at times.  Usually you're best off doing it yourself!

[Damion]

Sorry, I spelled it wrong!

www.vernalelm.com

 They may even be able to upgrade your board with the 60mhz 68060 usually clocked on the board to 66mhz.

Stay away from the 040(IMO), they use 5v, as opposed to the 060 3.3v(I think), so they would probably have to modify your board. They also get real hot, so you'd need to add a fan and heatsink. Basically, the 040 is okay, but it would cost to modify the board to accept it.

The 060 runs cooler and is way better...although you may need a fan if you go with the 060-66mhz. I have one on mine, but it doesn't get that hot even without the fan.