[G4] Help on upgrading my G4

[Robert Hazelrigg]

Don't bother with an upgrade. A Mac Mini will be a bigger speed bump  
and less problematic then a processor upgrade. However if you really  
need speed the G5  is the way to go. My opinion is based on the down  
time and strange behavior my G4-400(APG) displayed when I upgraded it  
to a Sonnet 1.2 Ghz.

Of course the absolute cheapest way to get more speed is to max your  
RAM and run the G4 in OS 9.  OS X is a pig.



On Jun 6, 2005, at 11:12 AM, David DeFelice wrote:

> I need to upgrade my G4 to a really fast machine.
> 733MHz is not doing it any more. Need to know the best
> way to do this. Also like to game.
>
> Listed below is, I hope, enough information to answer
> any questions about the machine.
>
> Hardware Overview:
>   Machine Model:    Power Mac G4
>   CPU Type:    PowerPC G4  (2.0)
>   Number Of CPUs:    1
>   CPU Speed:    733 MHz
>   L2 Cache (per CPU):    256 KB
>   L3 Cache (per CPU):    1 MB
>   Memory:    768 MB
>   Bus Speed:    133 MHz
>   Boot ROM Version:    4.2.8f1
>
> GeForce2 MX:
>   Type:    display
>   Bus:    AGP
>   Display Type:    CRT
>   Slot:    SLOT-1
>   VRAM (Total):    32 MB
>   Vendor:    nVIDIA (0x10de)
>   Device ID:    0x0110
>   Revision ID:    0x00a1
>   ROM Revision:    1045F
>
> DIMM0/J21:
>   Size:    Empty
> DIMM1/J22:
>   Size:    256 MB
>   Type:    SDRAM
>   Speed:    PC133-333
> DIMM2/J23:
>   Size:    512 MB
>   Type:    SDRAM
>   Speed:    PC133-333
> DIMM3/J24:
>   Size:    Empty
>
> I need to know what has worked for you. Thanks for all
> the help and an extra thanks for those who gave me the
> heads up on the Epson R200 printer that prints right
> on the CD. It does a great job and the software works
> just dandy!
>
> David M. DeFelice
> G4,733MHz,768MB,NVDA32MB,EZQuestCDRM Firewire,Maxtor 40GB  
> Firewire,Iomega Zip100,CD-RW/DVD-R,OfficeJet  
> 6100,CanonS520,Logitech keyboard,OpticalMouse,21" RastorOps  
> SuperScan.....""MAC'S ROCK""
>
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