[G4] what type of video card?

[Rich Northouse]

Cm,

If you open the side door on your machine, the power supply is usually in
the upper right corner as you are looking over the side panel and at the
computer.  Usually, there will be a sticker on it that tells the wattage. 

Rich n


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of c m
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:11 PM
To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers.
Subject: Re: [G4] what type of video card?


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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