upgrade hardware

AliasXZ · 20 January 2008, 00:35

hey

Where can I buy an 8mb expansion card for an Amiga 1200 from?

is it an ebay job?

cheers for replies

Charlie · 20 January 2008, 01:24

I had a quick nose about amigakit & vesalia - no joy

I guess another one for fleaBay

Hewitson · 20 January 2008, 01:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by AliasXZ

hey

Where can I buy an 8mb expansion card for an Amiga 1200 from?

is it an ebay job?

cheers for replies

I can't stress enough to you to try and stretch your budget a bit more and get at least an 030 accelerator. The speed of your machine will be many times quicker and you'll be able to have at least 32mb fast.

Charlie · 20 January 2008, 02:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Braddo

I can't stress enough to you to try and stretch your budget a bit more and get at least an 030 accelerator. The speed of your machine will be many times quicker and you'll be able to have at least 32mb fast.

Very good point.

Zetr0 · 20 January 2008, 02:16

An 8mb card these days will set you back arround £35 on eBay, where as an 030+fast ram will be around £50-70 depending on make / revision.

If i could suggest two particular;

Blizzard 030 Mk4 (030@50mhz)
This is the definitive 030 for the Amiga, it can have upto 128MB in its one simm port, and has the possiblity of adding a SCSI card to it that can also have another 128MB of ram as well...

Apollo 030 Mk3 (030@40mhz)
This card should be a little cheaper than the Blizzy, by around 25% on average. dont be fooled its a great card, although can handle 32MB of ram natively, and after a very simple modification (adding another simm port) can handle another 32MB giving you 64MB ram total.

Apollo cards also have a SCSI module, alas theres no memory expansion on it, and in truth its woefully poor implementation. One of the redeeming qualities of the Apollo 030 mk3 is the fact it has reported slightly faster Chip access times.

I hope that helps.

AliasXZ · 20 January 2008, 16:09

I found a blizzard 1230 mk3 030 with 16MB on it for 80 quid, you guys recon thats worth it?

Charlie · 20 January 2008, 16:37

This one?

Should do the job

Probably about the going rate these days

For the life of me I can't remember what the MKIV has over the MKIII...
...for WHDLoad very little I suspect.

AliasXZ · 20 January 2008, 16:49

yup, that one

at least its payday soon...

Zetr0 · 20 January 2008, 19:06

@ALiasXZ

to be honest, i would hold off buying that Blizzard 030 Mk3.

The Mk3 can only handle 32MB (according to http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search....&base=dec&pid= )

the Mk3 only really addressed a few timing issues discovered in the first 2 revisions, but more so to reduce cost in manufacture.

Although there are reported issues with timmings on certain motherboards with the first 2 revisions, I believe the Mk3 Blizzard 030 is perhaps for me the worst card they produced in the 030 range..

Hold off and get a Mk2 or 4, perhaps even an Apollo 030Mk3 would be better than that...

I will say that its commanding a premium that it really has no right to ask as well... especially in today's market.

Zetr0 · 20 January 2008, 19:08

oh dear.... i was too late.... i am sorry AliasXZ

on a plus note, you can always get the SCSI module add-on that will give you the option of another 128MB of ram

AliasXZ · 20 January 2008, 19:25

heeheh! nevermind, all i wana do is use whdload and probably the scsi add-ons and tbh, it should be capable of that and more besides

sorry, i bought it then ran out to sort my gf's pc out... bloody windows... heh

fc.studio · 21 January 2008, 09:23

Don't worry about memory! I've a Blizzard 1230 IV with 16 MB and I never run out of memory. Perhaps only a few tools require more than 8 MB Fast RAM.

Hewitson · 21 January 2008, 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by fc.studio

Don't worry about memory! I've a Blizzard 1230 IV with 16 MB and I never run out of memory. Perhaps only a few tools require more than 8 MB Fast RAM.

16? Upgrade it to 128! Overkill of course, but hey you might as well take advantage of the fact that your card supports it.

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20 January 2008, 01:24	#2
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	I had a quick nose about amigakit & vesalia - no joy I guess another one for fleaBay

20 January 2008, 02:16	#5
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	An 8mb card these days will set you back arround £35 on eBay, where as an 030+fast ram will be around £50-70 depending on make / revision. If i could suggest two particular; Blizzard 030 Mk4 (030@50mhz) This is the definitive 030 for the Amiga, it can have upto 128MB in its one simm port, and has the possiblity of adding a SCSI card to it that can also have another 128MB of ram as well... Apollo 030 Mk3 (030@40mhz) This card should be a little cheaper than the Blizzy, by around 25% on average. dont be fooled its a great card, although can handle 32MB of ram natively, and after a very simple modification (adding another simm port) can handle another 32MB giving you 64MB ram total. Apollo cards also have a SCSI module, alas theres no memory expansion on it, and in truth its woefully poor implementation. One of the redeeming qualities of the Apollo 030 mk3 is the fact it has reported slightly faster Chip access times. I hope that helps.

20 January 2008, 16:09	#6
AliasXZ Guru meditator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, Huddersfield Age: 39 Posts: 166	I found a blizzard 1230 mk3 030 with 16MB on it for 80 quid, you guys recon thats worth it?

20 January 2008, 16:37	#7
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	This one? Should do the job Probably about the going rate these days For the life of me I can't remember what the MKIV has over the MKIII... ...for WHDLoad very little I suspect.

20 January 2008, 16:49	#8
AliasXZ Guru meditator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, Huddersfield Age: 39 Posts: 166	yup, that one at least its payday soon...

20 January 2008, 19:06	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@ALiasXZ to be honest, i would hold off buying that Blizzard 030 Mk3. The Mk3 can only handle 32MB (according to http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search....&base=dec&pid= ) the Mk3 only really addressed a few timing issues discovered in the first 2 revisions, but more so to reduce cost in manufacture. Although there are reported issues with timmings on certain motherboards with the first 2 revisions, I believe the Mk3 Blizzard 030 is perhaps for me the worst card they produced in the 030 range.. Hold off and get a Mk2 or 4, perhaps even an Apollo 030Mk3 would be better than that... I will say that its commanding a premium that it really has no right to ask as well... especially in today's market.

20 January 2008, 19:08	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	oh dear.... i was too late.... i am sorry AliasXZ on a plus note, you can always get the SCSI module add-on that will give you the option of another 128MB of ram

20 January 2008, 19:25	#11
AliasXZ Guru meditator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England, Huddersfield Age: 39 Posts: 166	heeheh! nevermind, all i wana do is use whdload and probably the scsi add-ons and tbh, it should be capable of that and more besides sorry, i bought it then ran out to sort my gf's pc out... bloody windows... heh

21 January 2008, 09:23	#12
fc.studio Cat lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Italy Age: 54 Posts: 804	Don't worry about memory! I've a Blizzard 1230 IV with 16 MB and I never run out of memory. Perhaps only a few tools require more than 8 MB Fast RAM.

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