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I placed a new thermal pad when I got the CPU, I will try to clock it down. It was already at 1.2 GHZ. Will try to setting it even lower.

I turned that fan around because there is an extra intake fan on the front that takes in the air through the Opel ZIP drive slot. (but apparently not enough cooling is happening.

Hello fellow Mac enthusiasts. Could someone advice how to overcome the following issue. I upgraded my quicksilver with a Fastmac 1.4 Ghz CPU. The problem is that with heavy tasks the Mac freezes which means the CPU is overheating. What would be the best solution, the extra case fan does...

I gave up the search and was able to find a working machine for a good price ( again from Japan ). Have put a 7200RPM HDD in it, nearly maxed out the RAM ( now at 1.25 GB ) and replaced the loading belt in the DVD drive. Now this bad boy is 100% happy.

Guys will a radeon 7500 ( Mac edition ) work without overheating in a cube ? Or is a fan necessary ?

I had a similar overload on an other device. After a technician replaced the caps device came back to life. So does anyone know in Europe who would take on this job or could you at least point me in the right direction which new caps to buy ?

This is why I asked here is someone would be able to help, pointing me in the right direction. I do not have the soldering skills.

Here are the requested pictures.

I am located in The Netherlands. The VRM looks very clean. No marks at all.

Good afternoon. This is my first post here. A YouTube ThisDoesNotCompute advised to ask it here. Maybe you guys can help me. I imported a G4 cube from Japan. Came without PSU or other accessories. I purchased a working PSU plugged in but no signs of life. After removing the motherboard it...