[G4] what type of video card?

[c m]

So I have decided to upgrade both the processor AND the video card. anyone know the power supply in my G4? There is a sweet deal on a Radeon 9600 Pro but it requires a minimum of 250W power supply

--- On Mon, 1/26/09, c m <dachamp_11226 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: c m <dachamp_11226 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] what type of video card?
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>, "Eric Wood" <ewood at izoom.net>
> Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 12:31 PM
> I am considering the 2GHz upgrade unless I can get a Mac
> mini for the price of this processor. :)
> I have never had problems with my G4 sice i bought it used
> 7 years ago. so maybe I'll luck out?
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 1/26/09, Eric Wood <ewood at izoom.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Eric Wood <ewood at izoom.net>
> > Subject: Re: [G4] what type of video card?
> > To: dachamp_11226 at yahoo.com, "A place to discuss
> Apple's G4 computers."
> <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> > Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 5:52 AM
> > Am 26.01.2009 um 08:06 schrieb c m:
> > 
> > > No one?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- On Thu, 1/8/09, c m
> > <dachamp_11226 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > >> I want to upgrade the video card in my AGP as
> > video playback
> > >> is choppy and freezes a lot. i will not be
> playing
> > games on
> > >> this machine so will I need a AGP or PCi card
> with
> > 128MB?
> > >> 
> > >> I am trying to keep costs as reasonable as
> > possible. And I
> > >> also have ruled out flashing a PC card since
> I
> > have no
> > >> skills to do so.
> > >> 
> > >> my specs:
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Machine Name:	Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
> > >>   Machine Model:	PowerMac3,1
> > >>   CPU Type:	PowerPC G4  (2.9)
> > >>   Number Of CPUs:	1
> > >>   CPU Speed:	400 MHz
> > >>   L2 Cache (per CPU):	1 MB
> > >>   Memory:	1.5 GB
> > 
> > I thought this had already gotten responses? Your CPU
> might
> > be as much to blame as your graphics card if
> you're
> > working with very high quality video files. So, you
> might
> > consider finding, shall we say, mid-level upgrades for
> both
> > your CPU and graphics card. As I recall, your current
> card
> > is a Rage 128? Anything Radeon-class would suffice,
> since
> > that's about all it takes to have quartz extreme,
> and
> > that should be a good benchmarking factor for playing
> video.
> > As for the CPU, maybe get some kind of G4 chip over 1
> GHz.
> > You'll then have a very capable system going
> forward.
> > 
> > If you end up buying upgrades, I hope the computer
> will
> > last long enough to make them worthwhile. You never
> know
> > with older systems.
> > 
> > Eric W.
> 
> 
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