FS: Apollo 1260 turbocards, 68060 (rev.6) cpu, 1260 upgrade kit

[Damion]

I'd just like to chime in here and say how happy I am with my 1260 card from PG. His work is top-notch, and the Rev 6 68060 simply rules. (Mine runs at 80MHz without breaking a sweat - in fact, I think 90mHz may be attainable, thanks to the CLK jumper. Also -- raw read speed with an IDE-Fix Express jumps to almost 4.5 MB/s at 80MHz.)

These cards are arguably the best for watching later AGA demos on your A1200.

[Damion]

cv643d wrote:
Im kinda curious about 80 MHz, I have one of these cards myself, bought it from PG and it works great!

Do you notice the speed boost from 50 to 80 MHz in the system? Is it worth the fan noice?

System is fast as hell already, runs of off Compact Flash. Feels like an Amiga on stereoids in hi-res 8 colors.

The system is overall a bit more responsive, icons load faster, anything CPU intensive will benefit somewhat. (As I mentioned above, there's a drastic improvement in IDE performance.) Some demos run better, though anything that's less than fluid at 50 MHz will likely not be 100% perfect at 80.

I'm running mine in a desktop unit, and realistically, it's probably a more worthwhile overclock in a system with a gfx card. (In gfx benchmarks there's very little AGA improvement from 66 to 80 Mhz.)

As for noise, you could probably get away with a low-profile NB cooler and a quiet Pabst 40mm... it runs cool when overclocked, in contrast to the Rev. 1 I had at one time (which was a little furnace at 66 Mhz.)

I think it's worth it at least to try, even settling at 66 or 75 Mhz (with a cooler) is a nice improvement, and pretty safe IMHO.

[Damion]

@spihunter

Congrats dude! :pint:

ChaosLord wrote:
Do they have a heat sink? or fan?

I think it depends, if PG has any I'm sure he would sell you one with the card.

They don't need extra cooling at the default speed, obviously you must keep it cool if you overclock. No problem in a tower, but a little more tricky in a desktop -- unless you buy a "blower" type 40mm fan (blows sideways). I decided not to go with a blower-type since I wanted something quiet.

I just received an Enzotech low-profile copper NB cooler for mine. It's a nice size, and comes with an ultra-flat polished surface that shouldn't need lapping. I'm going to use some Ceramique, with just a *smidge* of thermal glue at the corners, so I can take the sink off relatively easy in the future.

I also picked up a 40x10mm SilenX fan (the Pabst equivalent is probably better), and unfortunately it and the sink won't quite fit without hitting the underside of the keyboard. I'm probably going to "rig" some kind of ducting so the fan can be mounted next to the cooler. Naturally, a shorter heatsink could be used, but I prefer a larger copper sink and lower airflow as opposed to a small sink and a noisier fan.

Anyhoo, time to stop rambling and go eat some Salmon! ;-)


cheers

Damion