[G4] what type of video card?

[Eric Smith]

I run the 9600 Pro in my G4 Sawtooth and have had no problems.

Eric S.

c m wrote:
> 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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