[G4] Upgrades

[Nick Shank]

No, one can never have enough ram. I have 2 gigs, and I want another 2 
more  :p
 Nick


Keith Whaley wrote:

>
>
> Tony Johansen wrote:
>
>> On 10/2/2005 4:35 PM, "Robert Hazelrigg" <robzilla at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm thinking of upgrading my G4 APG 400. I like the Sonnet chips
>>> myself. no jumpers or noisy fans.
>>>
>>> The question I have is does anyone how much better the 1.2ghz processor
>>> is over the 1ghz processor. I'm just wondering if 0.2 ghz is worth the
>>> extra $100.
>>>
>>> Thank You,
>>> Ralph122163
>>
>
>> I wouldn't think that the difference could possibly noticed in any 
>> ordinary
>> situations. If it were me I'd spend the 100 bucks on extra RAM instead
>
>
> Unless that extra $100 is really precious, hard to make up, I'd go 
> with the slower speed.
> By the time you get up to the Ghz range, an additional 20% is not 
> going to be noticeable.
> If you had those two machines side by side, it would be hard to tell 
> which was the faster.
> And, I guarantee any speed difference you think you perceive, will go 
> away within a couple of weeks. You'll be so used to the faster of the 
> two, you'll wonder why you thought it was all that fast!
> A very fast processsor rapidly becomes "normal" and you always wish it 
> were just a touch faster!
> Ever since my 8 Mhz processor, a long time ago, I've absorbed every 
> speed increase in the newer processors in a very short period of time...
>
> I'd go with Tony's advise...spend the $100 on RAM. One can never have 
> too much...and RAM is easier to install than a processsor chip...
>
> keith whaley
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