My new toy - a PowerMac G4 Cube

[xraydoc]

Nice work. Was the video card a flashed PC version by any chance?

Most definitely. AFAIK, there never was a Mac with a GeForce 6200 AGP card. Not even sure where the 6200 Mac ROM came from (was there an iMac with a similar nVidia chip?), but these cards are all over eBay. Other than the hard to find Radeon 9700's and the rare & expensive black PCB Radeon 9800's, I think the 6200 is the 'best' available card that will fit in a Cube.

I have a standard Mac Edition Radeon 9800 in the G4 tower that I may try to squeeze in to the Cube if/when I get a PowerLogix Clear Case, but it will most assuredly have to be externally powered. But I suspect the card is simply too big regardless of what enclosure the Cube goes in to.

 

[IJ Reilly]

I'm not familiar with that card, but I whenever a problem crops up with a video card, I always suspect flashing as the cause. It's a bit of a Frankenstein operation. Nice to hear yours is working now though!

 

[xraydoc]

For those still interested in the thread, Leopard is running quite nicely on the upgraded Cube...

GPU temps seem to idle higher than it did with 10.4.11, though I suppose that's to be expected since 10.5 makes more use of the GPU than 10.4 did, though that will be remedied by a fan soon enough.

Edit:
Though the workspace isn't cleaned up yet, here's a couple of new pics.

 

[IJ Reilly]

You have no fan on this rig?

 

[xraydoc]

You have no fan on this rig?

Base fan, yes.
Graphics card (GPU) fan, no (fanless GeForce 6200) - but not for long. Ordered a VGA-style Zalman fan from NewEgg. Should arrive Monday or Tuesday. GPU temps have been around 72°C at idle, which I think is too high (plus weather has been hot lately), so I think a GPU fan is required.

I'm also going to think about a small fan aimed at the VRM, running at 5V or less, to keep it cool as well. I can feel some of the heat it creates though the case. I can't imagine how hot it would get had the CPU swap not bypassed it altogether.