I'm also wondering what kind of power supply is used in the unit and whether it would be user replaceable in the event that the power supply died and needed to be replaced (same question regarding the fan(s) in the unit). The recent news that Galaxy may be coming out with a single slot GTX 470 also raises the possibility that more than 750W may be necessary for a fully loaded box.
All upgrade options include a 750W auto-ranging power supply. I will double-check with Customer Service, but I believe we ship out a complete new unit in the event of a component failure.
Regarding power supply requirements for 2 x GTX 480, since Xpander is only driving the graphics cards instead of the entire PC, 750W is plenty of juice.
Oh, and one last question: in the news section, the April 12 post mentions a $95 discount for those who provide proof of purchase of an Octane license. Is this still an option?
Yes, for right now please make note of this request in the ordering form, and the price charged on your order will reflect this discount.
Cubix Visual & GPU Compute Solutions offers extended warranties through 4th year. Until these warranty options are loaded into the Online Store, please figure on the following extended warranty prices: 2nd year = 6% of Xpander price in cart, 3rd year = 11% of Xpander price in cart, 4th year = 15% of Xpander price in cart.
Eric Fiegehen (aka EricNV)
Director, Visual & GPU Compute Solutions
Cubix Corporation
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