final upgrades to b&w?

[blue&whiteman]

I'd be careful about using another heatsink. I've heard the B/W ZIF can crush or get damaged with a hs that's too heavy.

This is a good idea, but can you recommend a fan that would sit on the HS?

I think a socket A pc cpu fan is what guys in the upgrade reviews at accelerate your mac have been using on b&w's. they screw right onto it. not sure how you power them though but there is a way to as many others have done this.

go here to find more answers: http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/cpureview.lasso

as long as you can keep an overclocked chip cool then all will be well. the combo of the paste and fan will bring any cpu down 15-25c. also, the b&w is just a great machine and has pretty good air circulation. its also a very reliable tower with a good logic board. most of all the rev. B models. they are the kind of towers worthy of being used and upgraded till they no longer can be used or upgraded. good luck to all you b&w owners!

 

[pgwalsh]

I think a socket A pc cpu fan is what guys in the upgrade reviews at accelerate your mac have been using on b&w's. they screw right onto it. not sure how you power them though but there is a way to as many others have done this.

go here to find more answers: http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/cpureview.lasso

as long as you can keep an overclocked chip cool then all will be well. the combo of the paste and fan will bring any cpu down 15-25c. also, the b&w is just a great machine and has pretty good air circulation. its also a very reliable tower with a good logic board. most of all the rev. B models. they are the kind of towers worthy of being used and upgraded till they no longer can be used or upgraded. good luck to all you b&w owners!

You can get a fan power adapter that will allow you to connect it into the regular 4 pin connector.

 

[chv400]

Do you know if the upgrade will support panther?

 

[blue&whiteman]

Do you know if the upgrade will support panther?

yes. all G4 upgrades do from all the companies that make them but only in apple supported models so the blue & white is fine.

I run panther on my blue and white with its sonnet G4 500 and I find my system more stable now then it was with the original G3 350.

 

[Sparky's]

chv400, sorry I was out this weekend, I'm not sure If I read you right but here is a screen shot of my "About This Computer" and the Get more Info.

 

[chv400]

OWC Mercury Z600+ G4 Upgrade

http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=6688&Item=OWCZG4500B600

I am now really cosnidering buying this upgrade instead of the 800mhz one from sonnet. Does anyone know anything about the quality of this brand, like installation and tech support. I haven't found any reviews on it and there isn't anything extra it tells you about it so I would like to know if this upgrade is worth it.
Does it come with a heat sink because G3s and G4s are very different according to my dad heat wse and physically.