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iMac Cooling Ideas.... — #1

Well.. my computer needs to get cooled down before I can overclock it, and you guys have to help. I have a 1st generation iMac, and am trying for creative ways of cooling it. I'v…
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iMac Cooling Ideas.... — #2

have a look, it may give you ideas http://www.electronics-cooling.com/h...ers__list.html http://www.heatsink-guide.com/peltier.htm
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iMac Cooling Ideas.... — #3

One of the easiest ways to cool the processor better with minor cost/effort is to apply thermal grease between the processor and the heatsink. It's cheap and easy. Also, you could…
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Rage 128 Overclocking — #2

not that I'm aware of. If you can obtain a copy of the schematic of the board design somehow, and figure out if and where the restriction resistor/capacitors are located on the boa…
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Rage 128 Overclocking — #4

You can. ------------------ People aren't as dumb as you think. Wait, what was I thinking, 90% of the world uses WINDOWS! You don't like Macs? Good, more for me.
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Rage 128 Overclocking — #5

Lunchbox, go to http://www.xlr8yourmac.com and browse around, you'll be amazed to what people figure out what to do. With a G4 spec and some stuff on the MOBO, one guy figured ou…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #1

Hey, I have a SE iMac, and want to know if there are any hardware hacks for it. As in, changing the Grafix card so I can run dule monitors, PCI slot hacks, ect...ect. I know about …
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iMac hardware hacks. — #2

sorry, gfx chip is on the soldered on the motherboard, no PCI, no mezzani (spelling?) slot, unless you have a rev. A or B - you have USB and firewire, tho! not much you can do leg…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #4

wow... you must know like NOTHING about your computer dude.. the iMac is basically ...um.. un-alterable.. what you have is what you get. If you want someting that you can tweak …
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iMac hardware hacks. — #5

the technical name for a computer like an iMac is a "closed" system, meaning the user can only add more memory w/o voiding said warranty. I prefer to call my alterations "unauthori…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #6

Excuse me, but I do beleive I titled this thread "iMac hardware hacks." hacks, being the operational word there. I know exactly what I'm talking about, and what I am looking for a…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #7

So, you plan to unsolder the graphics chip and somehow stick on a new one and think it will work? Good luck; you're going to need it. The circuitry is made like an ATi Rage 128 VR …
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iMac hardware hacks. — #8

Hmmmm I already said this 4 times, but... SOMEBODY keeps deleting my posts... Yes, this dude knows NOTHING about iMacs or he would know that: A. there are no PCI slots B. Yo…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #9

I think I know where he's coming from. He's motivated by people telling him it's impossible. He wants to know if any of you are truly brave or rich enough to do some serious expe…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #10

Have you ever SEEN the motherboard?!??! Do you really think that you could distinguish all that stuff? For the effort/time/money you'd pay into attaching an EXTERNAL videocard (v…
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iMac hardware hacks. — #11

I added a Voodoo3 card to my iMac DVSE. The card was kinda big so about 3" of it has to stick out the slot loading DVD drive but it plays great!
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