1230 vs 1260 vs PPC 040/060

[darkage]

Currently I have a 1230 IV which I use for WHDLOAD works great!

Im tempted in upgrading to a faster card but I would probably sell my 1230 if I do.

Is it worth upgrading to a Bliz1260 or a PPC 040 which I could upgrade myself to 060 later down the track...  Im very comfortable with electronics so upgrading no problem..  Just weary of price paid vs real benefit..

I love Unix that probably where the PPC can come into things but not really sure what PPC software is out there and enjoy classic 3.x environments not sure if I would enjoy OS 4.0 for instance..

Noticed some ppl say a pure 1260 is faster than a PPC 060 when solely using the 060 onboard..  also noticed 1230 is more compable than a 1260 which runs at x8 or x10 its speed ?

Would appreciate help deciding..

[darkage]

@ a1200

So in you opinion the 1260 is least compatible for more chance of crashing?   Grown up I've learnt how to worship the 060 and yeah stuck in dreaming of what a 060 is like.. I guess it might be one of those things where you buy it test it out and if it doesn't live up to your expectations sell it onto someone else..

I was only dabbling with the PPC 040 idea since say if I purchased a pure Bliz 1260 upgraded memory to 256mb, purchased a SCSI kit seperately  I would actually be spending exactly the same amount of money as a PPC with 040 and low end PPC cpu already with 256Mb + SCSI kit..   I was thinking since it would be the same price, it leaves me room for doing a DIY upgrade in the future.   I know theres a dislike of the 040 CPU's but I look at it as a easy upgrade path (provided if you got the right tools) Checking 060 PPC they tend to sell for silly prices..

[darkage]

I was thinking more in terms of overall Workbench performance and snappyness... Currently I use WB 3.1 and keep it as original as possible.  

Does WB feel more snappy under a 060 when compare to 030?

Yeah alot of ppl suggest compatibility issues but then another group of ppl state no such concerns...   I guess having to drop custom libraries for 060 might make ppl think more about compatability.

[darkage]

Timing fixes to mobo?   Is that just specific to Apollo cards?

[darkage]

I wouldnt be surprised if it only applied to Apollo cards.