[G4] G4-450 AGP upgrade to 1 GHz

[Kevin Willis]

On Jan 4, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:

> Thanks to several on this list that recommended a processor upgrade.  I
> purchase the Other World Computing (OWC) Mercury Extreme 1 GHz 
> processor.
> The shipment and sales support was great and the installation was a 
> snap.
> The old G4 is much more responsive now and I see less spinning discs. 
> The
> big change was noted in iPhoto and that change alone was worth the 
> cost of
> the upgrade.
>

> Dick
> G4 AGP 1GHz
>
>

I have a 400 Mhz Gigabit G4 that I upgraded with a 1 Ghz Sonnet Encore 
CPU.  It was quite a boost, but I think I noticed more of an 
improvement after I upgraded the video card.  I had a PCI Radeon 7000 
that I replaced with a AGP Radeon 8500.  Just food for thought.

Thanks--

Kevin