Sawtooth 350mhz Video upgrade: GeForce 4mx, or GeForce3 ?
kcor24 at earthlink.net
kcor24 at earthlink.net
Tue Aug 5 07:55:58 PDT 2003
On Sunday, August 3, 2003, at 08:07 AM, Power Macintosh G4 List wrote:
> The nVidia Geforce 3 with 64MB is NOT the Geforce 4MX's little
> brother. It
> is actually much more powerful than the Geforce 4MX. I don't think OWC
> has
> ever had the Geforce 3 for $75, probably more like $175 minimum. As I
> mentioned, OWC does have the Geforce 4 MX 32MB (note that the Geforce
> 4 MX
> also comes in a 64MB version) for $75 or so. Still a decent deal,
> especially
> if upgrading from the Rage 128 and if you want to get an ADC monitor
> (NOT
> with a Sawtooth, though).
>
Is the nVidia Geforce 3 with 64mb too much of a good thing for a
Sawtooth 350?
Would the Geforce 4 MX be more compatible with this old Sawtooth?
We'll be using Virtual PC to run a few programs. One, Earthviewer,
requires a nVidia card.
TIA
Kathleen
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