For sale: Blizzard PPC 060@72MHz/PPC@330MHz with SCSI phase5 rev2 - on ebay

[stachu100]

Link here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320611645089
 
No reserve.
Happy bidding!

[giZmo350]

Of course no Buy It Now!
This should be fun to watch!
SOLD for the low, low price of only $2,756.95!

[Dragster]

Link here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320611645089
 
No reserve.
Happy bidding!

Oh man, this board is going to grab some really serious cash!
 
It's already in my watchlist :lol:

[psxphill]

Oh man, this board is going to grab some really serious cash!

You never know with ebay. It depends on how many cash rich collectors are around. Surely nobody would buy this for practical purposes.

[tone007]

Looks like quite a masterpiece to me. 330mhz could do some real work!

[Dragster]

You never know with ebay. It depends on how many cash rich collectors are around. Surely nobody would buy this for practical purposes.

Well, you never know but you can guess and in the amiga world there are usually some serious crazy folks willing to pay very good money for toys like this... already at 532 GBP and still more than 2 days to go!

heh!

Cheers,

Dragster

[Franko]

Wow... I've never managed to get my 060 on my BPPC past 60Mhz, even with a fan attached to it if i stick a 64Mhz crystal in all I get Is a yellow screen...

(never attempted to overclock the PPC side though, not sure if it can be done and don't fancy knackering nearly 500 quids worth of kit...)

[fitzsteve]

Wow... I've never managed to get my 060 on my BPPC past 60Mhz, even with a fan attached to it if i stick a 64Mhz crystal in all I get Is a yellow screen...

(never attempted to overclock the PPC side though, not sure if it can be done and don't fancy knackering nearly 500 quids worth of kit...)

We meet again!

I'm hopefully sending my Card to Stachu early next year for an upgrade to 330mhz PPC and maybe a little boost on the 060 as well.

By the way, what you describe I bet its the Memory that cannot run at the speed you were trying I think this is why Stachu uses 50ns Simms

Steve.

[stachu100]

Wow... I've never managed to get my 060 on my BPPC past 60Mhz, even with a fan attached to it if i stick a 64Mhz crystal in all I get Is a yellow screen...
 
(never attempted to overclock the PPC side though, not sure if it can be done and don't fancy knackering nearly 500 quids worth of kit...)

I'm not overclocking the original CPU's.
I'm doing an upgrade: removing old 040 or 060 CPU and installing completely new CPU which can be overclock up to 120MHz. Unfortunately 120MHz is waaaaaay too much for Blizzard PPC - that is why 060 clock is set to 72MHz.
 
The same for PPC: I do not overclock existing CPU - I'm removing old CPU and installing new PPC CPU rated by Motorola to work with 300MHz, but working at 330MHz without any problems.
All this info is describen in the auction.

[Franko]

I'm not overclocking the original CPU's.
I'm doing an upgrade: removing old 040 or 060 CPU and installing completely new CPU which can be overclock up to 120MHz. Unfortunately 120MHz is waaaaaay too much for Blizzard PPC - that is why 060 clock is set to 72MHz.
 
The same for PPC: I do not overclock existing CPU - I'm removing old CPU and installing new PPC CPU rated by Motorola to work with 300MHz, but working at 330MHz without any problems.
All this info is describen in the auction.

Ooops.. Pardon Me, Sorry... No Need To Shout You Know

I was merely say wow... wish I was able to clock my BPPC to those speeds...

[tone007]

No Need To Shout You Know

I think he's just trying to keep fools like me from jacking up their BPPCs and frying them.

[Karlos]

I think he's just trying to keep fools like me from jacking up their BPPCs and frying them.

The close-up picture in the listing clearly shows the 68060 is the E41J mask. The processor is sold as a 50MHz part, but it certainly is capable of 100MHz without issues. 72MHz is not going to stress it at all.

I would imagine that you are more likely to have problems with the card's glue logic before you get anywhere close to the limit of the processor.

[tone007]

I'm sure his is fine, but I have no idea what mask mine is, and I'm just the guy to go shopping for crystals to "give it a shot!"

[stachu100]

I think he's just trying to keep fools like me from jacking up their BPPCs and frying them.

Exactly.
I saw too many turbo boards where users wanted to overclock the cards. Result was a disaster (only some pictures):
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gDR4Eo-68oVqju0uBmogpg?feat=directlink
 
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/d7Aj-OBiRS7XcbHna8PTOQ?feat=directlink
 
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FIGvsWPIHhtWnwnPkBxEmw?feat=directlink
 
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nqNc-Ek-ndhfum_6reidRw?feat=directlink
 
And many more.
That is why i highlited that I'm not overclocking, I'm upgrading.

[Karlos]

I'm sure his is fine, but I have no idea what mask mine is, and I'm just the guy to go shopping for crystals to "give it a shot!"

Just check the top right corner of the processor, the mask/revision info should be there. I've no idea what the limit of other masks are though, only that the E41J is ideal for overclocking.

When I had my first 040, overclocking seemed an intriguing idea and I experimented to see how far I could push it (not far, as it happened). Since then I've never bothered overclocking anything. I just want stuff to work and to have a long, productive life