[G4] Re: System profiler and PC-133 RAM => upgrading

[Richard Klein]

Nicolas Kinnan wrote:
> I guess that's the thing...  I never used to hear about upgrade problems 
> in the past because nobody I knew ever got one.  However, I did once end 
> up with a PM6100/60 that was overclocked to 80MHz, and while it was 
> loud, it also never gave me a problem during the year or so that it was 
> my main machine.  I forget the manufacturer of the overclocking setup...
> 
> I also ended up with a Power Computing PTP225 running a Newer Tech 
> G3/500 board that ran just swell until recently.  I'm pretty sure the 
> hard drive simply died in it, but until I can be sure, I guess there is 
> the possibility that there were problems with the G3 board.
> 
> Anyway, I think my point is... um... I think it's that I have long had 
> an interest in upgrades, but if they're more failure-prone now, I guess 
> I'll have to squelch that interest and try to scrounge up the dough for 
> a faster, newer machine.  So, I am in fact very interested in how your 
> situation turns out.

I had to replace the motherboard in a completely stock Gigabit Ethernet 
a month or two ago.  I see no reason to single out processor upgrades as 
a source of problems.

--
Rich