IIfx
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Thought I might as well start cataloging all my conquests going forward in a single thread.
I bought a NewerTech MacClip Jr on eBay for the low sum of $4.99, new in box. It's for the Quadra 800 and 840av and advertises up to a 40% gain in performance. I will be putting that claim to the test!
Initial impressions are lukewarm. The clip does not sit securely on the clock generator chip. This lead to many oddities in my initial testing, all the way up to killing System 7.1.1 Pro. My specific Q800 is not stable at 40mhz, disk corruption issues arise both on the SCSI bus and off of the floppy controller. The clip had managed to wiggle off the clock chip while the system was on resulting in an "F-type" instruction fatal error followed by a vaporwave version of the happy mac, complete with garbage visuals on the screen. Hopefully no hardware damage occurred from this! I wouldn't think anything permanent would happen as modern components change their clock speed dynamically. The extent of the damage is probably just the corrupt copy of the system software that will need to be reinstalled.
Even if the clip turns out a total wash, it came with an oddball heat sink that does a surprisingly good job keeping the 68040 cool. It has a quiet small fan that moves a decent amount of air. It secures onto the CPU via a sled clamp. The heat sink is screwed onto the clamp, securing it against the CPU package. I did not use the included thermal sheet, instead opting for some Arctic Silver ceramic paste. Once I reinstall the OS the system will be tested at 38Mhz.
I attached a photo of the 68040 prior to cleaning. Still had the stock Apple paste from the factory.
I bought a NewerTech MacClip Jr on eBay for the low sum of $4.99, new in box. It's for the Quadra 800 and 840av and advertises up to a 40% gain in performance. I will be putting that claim to the test!
Initial impressions are lukewarm. The clip does not sit securely on the clock generator chip. This lead to many oddities in my initial testing, all the way up to killing System 7.1.1 Pro. My specific Q800 is not stable at 40mhz, disk corruption issues arise both on the SCSI bus and off of the floppy controller. The clip had managed to wiggle off the clock chip while the system was on resulting in an "F-type" instruction fatal error followed by a vaporwave version of the happy mac, complete with garbage visuals on the screen. Hopefully no hardware damage occurred from this! I wouldn't think anything permanent would happen as modern components change their clock speed dynamically. The extent of the damage is probably just the corrupt copy of the system software that will need to be reinstalled.
Even if the clip turns out a total wash, it came with an oddball heat sink that does a surprisingly good job keeping the 68040 cool. It has a quiet small fan that moves a decent amount of air. It secures onto the CPU via a sled clamp. The heat sink is screwed onto the clamp, securing it against the CPU package. I did not use the included thermal sheet, instead opting for some Arctic Silver ceramic paste. Once I reinstall the OS the system will be tested at 38Mhz.
I attached a photo of the 68040 prior to cleaning. Still had the stock Apple paste from the factory.
