PowerPC G4 Upgrades Direct from Motorola?

Gizzmonic asks: "I was looking at PowerPC upgrade cards for my Mac G3 Blue-and-White and I couldn't help but notice that the offerings by PowerLogix and Sonnet are quite pricey. So, I started poking around Motorola's site looking for the G4 or my dreams. I could probably pull a few strings at work and get them to order a G4 direct. Is there any reason that a G4 from Motorola wouldn't work with the ZIF socket on my motherboard? (Yes, I know about the G4 enabler software) Ordering from Motorola or one of their suppliers could potentially save me a lot of dough, but I'd hate to plunk down the money for an incompatible CPU. What do you folks think?"

Comments

Motorola Dreams

[infornogr]

"So, I started poking around Motorola's site looking for the G4 or my dreams."

I like Motorola's G4 processors, but their dream department leaves something to be desired. I'm glad you went with the former option.

Suppliers?

[Gregg Alan]

Are you planning to build your own chip by buying raw materials from Motorola's suppliers? That's awsome! Put a website up about it (with pictures!)

ZIF? I don't think so...

[WIAKywbfatw]

Heh. I know he's only looking for his dreams but, speaking from experience, I think it's safe to say that that requires more than zero insertion force...

Having said that, heat dissipation can sometimes be a problem and there have been times when overclocking has been desirable.

Unfortunately, finding a suitable heat sink that doesn't interfere with operations can be problematic, although water cooling/immersion can be a more than pleasant solution - with the right component(s).