[G4] G4 Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz Upgrade Advice

[John Niven]

I remember reading somewhere that you really need to double the cpu clock speed to get a significantly noticeable improvement. I would add that (at least for OSX) doubling the number of cpu's also worked for me but you already have that.

The other thing I like is to use fast SCSI hard disks. Not very popular but if you use your "old Mac" for general multi-task productivity then getting apps and data fast makes the machine seem "snappier". I understand that using SCSI also reduces the cpu load compared to the standard disk interface.

John

--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Paul Twynam <paultwynam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Paul Twynam <paultwynam at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [G4] G4 Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz Upgrade Advice
> To: g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 8:52 AM
> Hi G4 list,I've got G4 Power PC 'Quicksilver
> 2002' Dual 1GHz and wanted some advice on how to upgrade
> it, without spending so much it warrants buying a new
> machine. It's already got the maximum amount of RAM, at
> 1.5GB and I have previously upgraded the graphics card (to
> an Nvidia Geforce 6800 256MB AGP), which works great.
> It's still a good computer, but is starting to feel a
> bit sluggish.What options do I have with upgrading the
> processors, as I've seen some dual 1.8GHz and even
> 2.0GHz upgrades, but wondered how much of a performance
> increase these would really offer? Is it worth waiting until
> CPU upgrades go over the 2.0GHz mark? Would there also be
> any benefit in replacing and or adding another hard
> drive?Basically any thoughts, tips or comments on how to
> make the machine faster would be greatly appreciated, as
> it'd be great to get another few years good service out
> of it.Many thanks,Paul.
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