A630 Accelerator for the A600 - coming soon

[RetroPassionUK]

Hi!

The Amiga A600 is getting more love with the release of a new accelerator using the classic Motorola 68030 processor with 64Mb fast ram to boot!

Full details below, we can offer 2 versions, with CPU and No CPU (add your own)

With CPU

https://www.retropassion.co.uk/produ...ard-amiga-600/

Add your own CPU

https://www.retropassion.co.uk/produ...v2-a600-nocpu/

Any questions just ask :-)

RetroPassion

[supaduper]

I hope you have ordered a few bud as I tried to get one and there are non to be had anywhere, but now I know I can get one in the UK then that`s great

[RetroPassionUK]

Originally Posted by supaduper

I hope you have ordered a few bud as I tried to get one and there are non to be had anywhere, but now I know I can get one in the UK then that`s great

Hi! good to see you been a while! when your ready PM me :-)

[supaduper]

Originally Posted by RetroPassionUK

Hi! good to see you been a while! when your ready PM me :-)

Will do mate or if you remember then just contact me when you have one in your hands

[RetroPassionUK]

Originally Posted by supaduper

Will do mate or if you remember then just contact me when you have one in your hands

[crabfists]

Regarding the choice of active/passive heatsink, will there be any difference in how the card runs or is it just personal preference?

[RetroPassionUK]

Originally Posted by crabfists

Regarding the choice of active/passive heatsink, will there be any difference in how the card runs or is it just personal preference?

Hello

For a gold top CPU's, no it's preference for a ceramic processor a HS/Fan is strongly recommended for obvious reasons...

Thanks!

[crabfists]

Thanks for the reply. So, the MC68030 that comes with the card is a gold top one?

[RetroPassionUK]

Originally Posted by crabfists

Thanks for the reply. So, the MC68030 that comes with the card is a gold top one?

Yes Gold Top, we also sell an option with no CPU or with a ceramic.

Thanks!

[RetroPassionUK]

More stock arriving next week W/E 31st October, both with and without CPU.

Thanks!

[amiman99]

I have the ACA630 25Mhz and that thing makes A600 fly, and makes it responsive.
This one is 50MHz! Pretty good deal.

[ant512]

Got an A630 and it’s disappointing. Dunno if it’s just my card but it appears to overheat in about 2 minutes when the 600’s case is closed. Freezes and then refuses to boot. Opening the case up again and giving it a few seconds to cool down (without even switching it off) allows it to boot again.

Weird because it’s got a fan. My A1200/060 doesn’t have a fan. Bad overclock maybe?

It’s installed in a recapped A600 from RetroPassion, so I’m pretty sure it’s the accelerator at fault, not the Amiga. Tried two different PSUs; no difference.

Mostly it’s disappointing because when it actually works, it makes using the 600 fun.

[amiman99]

Originally Posted by ant512

Got an A630 and it’s disappointing. Dunno if it’s just my card but it appears to overheat in about 2 minutes when the 600’s case is closed. Freezes and then refuses to boot. Opening the case up again and giving it a few seconds to cool down (without even switching it off) allows it to boot again.

Weird because it’s got a fan. My A1200/060 doesn’t have a fan. Bad overclock maybe?

It’s installed in a recapped A600 from RetroPassion, so I’m pretty sure it’s the accelerator at fault, not the Amiga. Tried two different PSUs; no difference.

Mostly it’s disappointing because when it actually works, it makes using the 600 fun.

I dont have a fan on mine and it works fine, just a heat sink.

[MigaTech]

Got to give credit where credit is due. That is one sweet looking Accelerator! Price is also very reasonable.

What a beautiful upgrade for the notoriously difficult to expand A600.

[RetroPassionUK]

Originally Posted by ant512

Got an A630 and it’s disappointing. Dunno if it’s just my card but it appears to overheat in about 2 minutes when the 600’s case is closed. Freezes and then refuses to boot. Opening the case up again and giving it a few seconds to cool down (without even switching it off) allows it to boot again.

Weird because it’s got a fan. My A1200/060 doesn’t have a fan. Bad overclock maybe?

It’s installed in a recapped A600 from RetroPassion, so I’m pretty sure it’s the accelerator at fault, not the Amiga. Tried two different PSUs; no difference.

Mostly it’s disappointing because when it actually works, it makes using the 600 fun.

Hello, What CPU has it got the copper top or is it the black version. Sounds like the CPU is the issue.

keep us posted!

[alexh]

Maybe I should think about selling my icomp ACA630-30?

[ant512]

Originally Posted by RetroPassionUK

Hello, What CPU has it got the copper top or is it the black version. Sounds like the CPU is the issue.

keep us posted!

No idea, it’s hidden under the heat sink/fan. Reached out to the store I got it from. Hopefully I can exchange it.

[MigaTech]

Any chance of some bench speeds?

[ant512]

Nothing back from the retailer. It seems that some of these boards ship with real 50MHz chips while others ship with overclocked 33MHz chips. On the assumption that mine is overclocked I’ve ordered a replacement MC68030RC50C gold top that in theory won’t need additional cooling.

Will report back when it turns up some time in the next month.

(As an aside, every accelerator I’ve used that had an overclocked 68k CPU was garbage. I don’t know why people keep trying to overclock 68k chips.)

[Calabazam]

Surely you know that almost any 68030 you can buy these days it at big risk to have been reprinted, and there is no way to read the internals of a 68030 like with the 68060.
68030@50 can just be a 68030 that does 50, markings are meaningless.
Your best choice would be a black plastic MC68030 because they will likely do 50 even if they were 33 or 40 in their first life. Golden 68030 are barely overclockable.