[CUBE] wondering about GigaDesigns CPU card...

[Sean Terrill]

Quoth Christian Leue (c.leue at mac.com) at 11/25/03 3:08:

> 
> GigaDesigns states that you can run the card at 1.2 GHz in a stock
> Cube, or 1.0 GHz if you have upgraded the graphics card and/or hard
> disk.
> 
> My card is on order, and while I am waiting for it, I started wondering
> about the following:  In day-to-day operations (Safari, Mail, iPhoto,
> iTunes), would there be a better perceived speed increase by running
> the CPU at 1.2 GHz and keeping the stock Rage128 card (I am currently
> quite satisfied with the performance of this card on my 17" Studio
> Display), or should I slow down to 1.0 GHz and install a (fan-less)
> QuartzExtrem-compatible video card?

I would upgrade the graphics card first. Quite honestly, I'm not sure that a
1 or 1.2 GHz processor will feel much faster than a 450 or 500 MHz one for
that kind of use. With Quartz and now Quartz Extreme, the graphics card has
much more to do with the perceived speed.

Sean Terrill
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