[G4] video card upgrade

[John Niven]

Mark,
one problem with the "AGP" is it's only a "x2" slot
while many cards are x4 or x8. The problem is not the
speed though, but the signal levels. You may damage a
x8 AGP card. I don't really know how much you should
spend on an upgrade, but getting one that will support
Quartz Extreme would probablyy be a good idea for not
much money. I'd look at eBay for a flashed PC card.
John
PS the only thing better than a 450Mhz G4 is two
450Mhz G4's (in the same box)! :-)


--- Mark McLain <mmclain9 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello to all on the G4 listserver!
> 
> Here's my question:  What videocard 'type' is better
> for my 450MHz G4 AGP and, more importantly,   where
> can info be obtained helping me to understand the
> pros and cons of 'why'?  It seems that the ATI and
> NVIDEA cards are the only game in town for this
> machine.
> Here's my machine stats:
>  Machine Name:    Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
>   Machine Model:    PowerMac3,1
>   CPU Type:    PowerPC G4  (2.9)
>   Number Of CPUs:    1
>   CPU Speed:    450 MHz (Yeah,  I know this needs to
> be faster than 500MHz)
>   L2 Cache (per CPU):    1 MB
>   Memory:    1.5 GB
>   Bus Speed:    100 MHz
>   Boot ROM Version:  3.2.6f1 (Yes,  I'll boot up in
> OS9 and update this, 'reel soon')
> 
> Chipset Model:    ATY,Rage128Pro  (This is what I
> want to change.)
>   Type:    Display
>   Bus:    AGP
>   Slot:    SLOT-A
>   VRAM (Total):    16 MB
> 
>  System Version:    Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R218)  (Runs
> GREAT!  Use 'Macaroni' to keep it running clean and
> fast)
>   Kernel Version:    Darwin 8.10.0
> 
> Name:    ADPT,2930CU
>   Type:    scsi
>   Bus:    PCI
>   Slot:    SLOT-B   (Use this to run two small SCSI
> drives)
> 
> pci9005,31f:  (This is my USB 2.0 card - for my
> Ralink WLAN  and connect to my ipod dock )
>   Bus:    PCI
>   Slot:    SLOT-C
> 
> PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-111D:  (the dual layer dvd
> burner)
> 
> Thanks for the consideration, info and help,
> 
> Mark McLain
> Lead Electrician, APSU
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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