[CUBE] Thoughts on Video Upgrade

[George Pepper]

I got my GF3 for $200 plus $11.00 shipping...

Pep

On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 04:43  PM, Chip Everts wrote:

> Ok. Sorry if I missed this somewhere in this thread, but what's the 
> absolute CHEAPEST way to get QE. I have the stock Rage128Pro
>
> Chip
> On Mar 17, 2004, at 5:38 PM, George Pepper wrote:
>
>> Perhaps someone will say this is Apples and Oranges [But it's really 
>> Apples and Apples ;^)]...
>>
>> Before I put the GF3 in the Cube, the most noticeable differences in 
>> performance between it and my Xserve [1GHz SP G4/ATI Radeon 8500 Pro] 
>> were in the graphics area... No crossfades on the desktop pictures 
>> rotations, minor shadowing differences, etc, etc, etc on the Cube... 
>> If you have a completely stock Cube with an ATi Rage 128 in it, after 
>> you bump up the RAM, the next thing you should do is replace that 
>> video card... It really is out of date...
>>
>> Now, I am noticing more how much quicker the Xserve's faster 
>> processor and frontside buss makes booting/processing etc... This is 
>> as it should be...
>>
>> Pep
>>
>> On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 11:06  AM, Gary Lauterback wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I have to say that upgrading your RAM, Hard Drive (7200+ RPM) are 
>>> two of the
>>> best things you can do to improve "stock" performance.  There is no 
>>> doubt
>>> that transplanting a faster CPU will really kick things up a notch 
>>> or three.
>>>
>>> But VIDEO Upgrades are also well worth considering.  Performance vs 
>>> price is
>>> always something to be aware of.
>>>
>>> Yet, how can you not upgrade the video card to ANYTHING beyond the 
>>> Rage128
>>> (Pro?).  No QE, and 16 MEG VRAM by today's standard is pretty low.  
>>> Even
>>> newer G3 & G4 iBooks have 32 MEG VRAM . . .
>>>
>>> It has been suggested that QE is no big deal as it transfers the 
>>> work load
>>> from the G4 CPU to an Video Card's onboard processor.  Sounds good 
>>> to me.
>>>
>>> While I won't say an upgraded video card will turn a Cube into a G5, 
>>> it will
>>> help!
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
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