Upgrading G3?, question about upgrading cpu and ram |
Tue 17 Aug 2004, 15:24
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 17-Jul 04 From: Snellville - US Member No.: 47,077 |
I am running DP4 on a 400mghz, 512mb G3. I know i will need more power and more ram at some point. I can upgrade my cpu to 800mghz and stuff all the ram I can get into the thing, but will this be worth the effort? MOTU couldn't tell me too much about this, and I got the impression that altivec is not necessarily essential to performance. If anyone has any knowledge on this subject, I would certainly appreciate the input. I want to avoid spending a fortune, for now.
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Thu 19 Aug 2004, 08:05
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 25-Jul 04 From: Altoona - US Member No.: 47,587 |
On upgrading your G3:
1) More memory is always a plus. It'll cost you $100 to max out your memory. Do it. 2) You won't necessarily need a processor upgrade. My buddy has a B&W G3/350 and runs DP4. He just did a project running 22 tracks and a bunch of plug-ins with no problem. 3) If you do a processor upgrade, check to see if your software and OS will run with it. |
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Anselm Upgrading G3? Tue 17 Aug 2004, 15:24
Anselm prrcomm: Thanks for the reply. Your informati... Thu 19 Aug 2004, 15:42
lepetitmartien 1,5 GHz… ooops, 1GHz I know, be beware, somme card... Fri 10 Sep 2004, 20:51
Anselm prrcomm: Thanks for the reply. Your informati... Thu 19 Aug 2004, 15:42
lepetitmartien 1,5 GHz… ooops, 1GHz I know, be beware, somme card... Fri 10 Sep 2004, 20:51
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