[CUBE] Processor upgrade versus Video upgrade...

[jesse v]

On Mar 15, 2004, at 8:52 AM, Erik Ness wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> Anybody using one of the low power processor upgrades without having 
> upgraded the video card? I'm still running all original equipment 
> (except for the HD) and want a boost for the leap to OSX. I don't do a 
> lot of heavy graphics, so was hoping to avoid the video upgrade for 
> now and still get a boost, albeit without benefit of Quartz....


I believe Apple included the 16MB AGP Rage cards in the QE spec down 
the line, so you should still notice a significant speed boost in your 
graphics performance.

If you don't do much gaming or graphics work, you'd probably just be 
wasting money on a graphics card anyway...especially if it's for a 
Cube. I think the GF3 is still selling in the $350 ballpark.



jesse




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