 Upgrading G3?, question about upgrading cpu and ram |
 Tue 17 Aug 2004, 15:24
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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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 Fri 10 Sep 2004, 20:51
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1,5 GHz… ooops, 1GHz I know, be beware, somme cards lower the bus speed in order to do that and the result is not that great. If I remember correctly, a good G4 700-800 MHz card will end up better than Mr monster at 1 GHz.
Some serious reading (great site, terrific interface) at xlr8yourmac will help a lot. Note also that not all cards are ok for music work, check compatibility at Digidesign, if it works for them, it'll work for everyone (sorry I don't remember the prefered manufacturers… should browse a little for that). -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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Anselm Upgrading G3? Tue 17 Aug 2004, 15:24
prrcomm On upgrading your G3:
1) More memory is always a ... Thu 19 Aug 2004, 08:05 Anselm prrcomm:
Thanks for the reply. Your informati... Thu 19 Aug 2004, 15:42
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