Becks79
Member
Heya. First, I'm very happy to join your forum. I've heard it mentioned a lot in youtube videos about vintage Macs.
Secondly. I've just got my first ever Mac, a very lovely Power Macintosh 8100/110.
This system came with a Newer Tech MaxPowr G3 at 240MHz, and the AV video card, rather than the HPV you'd normally expect in the 110.
It's also got the maximum 264MB of RAM, so I should be pretty well kitted out, but:
How is the performance of the AV card vs. the HPV? Would the AV card limit what software and games I could run on this system? Is it worth shelling out $150 or so to get the HPV card + 4 VRAM SIMMs?
Also, the fan in the PSU is quite noisy, and I'd like to replace it with something quieter, but with the fact that there's no other active airflow, I also don't want to risk overheating. So, does anyone know the specs for that fan? CFM etc? I'm considering simply going with something fairly high end from Noctua. Do you reckon that would be enough?
Thanks in advance for any assistance
Secondly. I've just got my first ever Mac, a very lovely Power Macintosh 8100/110.
This system came with a Newer Tech MaxPowr G3 at 240MHz, and the AV video card, rather than the HPV you'd normally expect in the 110.
It's also got the maximum 264MB of RAM, so I should be pretty well kitted out, but:
How is the performance of the AV card vs. the HPV? Would the AV card limit what software and games I could run on this system? Is it worth shelling out $150 or so to get the HPV card + 4 VRAM SIMMs?
Also, the fan in the PSU is quite noisy, and I'd like to replace it with something quieter, but with the fact that there's no other active airflow, I also don't want to risk overheating. So, does anyone know the specs for that fan? CFM etc? I'm considering simply going with something fairly high end from Noctua. Do you reckon that would be enough?
Thanks in advance for any assistance