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« on: May 19, 2004, 10:10:12 am »
Been looking into a processor upgrade that will boost my 733 Ghz quicksilver G4 to somewhere around 1.2 Ghz.  Have any of you done this?  Any experiences or thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2004, 10:17:18 am »
Never done a processor upgrade before, but you can find excellent info on that topic on xlr8yourmac.
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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2004, 10:56:32 am »
Hey dr Letum... Yeah we have on of the old original G4's that clocked in at 350Mz - a while back i bought an upgrade card for it and installed it with no problems - and the computer now runs at 800Mhz!

For what that comp is doing, it made a fantastic difference - allowed us to run 0SX on it, and make a whole host of differences. However it depends really how much power you need and want - the CPU isn't the whole deal, and you've got to take into account whether you are ok with everything ese staying the same - the system bus speed etc...
However in the short term it certainly is a lot cheaper than buying a new comp! Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2004, 03:38:09 pm »
I'm waiting patiently for the day when I can upgrade my G5 to 3GHz......oh hell, I'll just buy a new G5!  I hate to upgrade!
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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2004, 11:14:20 pm »
Depends how much you want to spend to upgrade that 733mhz G4.  The fastest upgrade went now is a G4 1.5ghz.  Also, you may want to upgrade the video card to like an ATI Radeon 9000, 9800 is expensive, but if you have the money get it!

Budget:
Get the 1ghz upgrade
Get an ATI Radeon 9000

Mid-range:
Get 1.2ghz
Ge an ATI Radeon 9000

Money money money:
1.5ghz
ATI radeon 9800

finding prices now...
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« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2004, 11:33:01 pm »
Quote from: one being helpful on May 19, 2004, 11:14:20 pm
9800 is expensive, but if you have the money get it!

That is possibly the stupidest advice you could ever give anyone. The Radeon 9800 will cost the same as the Radeon X800 (when i is release for mac) and the X800 will run circles around it. Not to mention the flood of almost equal NVIDIA Chips that are already mac compatible (just need someone to make the card that is) which also run circle around the 9800.

My advice for CPUs, if your gonna do it, got for the 1.2-1.5 range. If you still think the comp will be too weak, save your fucking money. Also, don't buy the 9800, if you need to upgrade the card then just buy a new comp, some G5 1.6s can be bought at a pretty good deal these days.
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« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2004, 11:55:13 pm »
So how much do u think it will cost when i upgrade my g51.6 to the 3 ghz?
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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2004, 10:59:13 am »
I think the 1.2 Ghz range should eb good enough for me.  But how can I improve my buss speed (currently 133Mhz)?  Is that possible? I'm looking to spend a total of around $500 for whatever upgrades i get.  I dont think my card is in bad shape, but then again it is the "stock" card (G-Force).

Do you think I should be ok with just upgrading the processor?
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« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2004, 11:39:15 am »
Unfortunatly you won't get any further than the processor upgrade. Well a bit more ram never goes amis - or a new GPU . But you can't do anything about the system bus speed im afraid! Sad
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2004, 01:00:38 am »
Dr. your frame rate will improve drastically if you buy the 1.4ghz upgrade and the ATI 9800pro AGP graphix card. Both together for about $500. Personally I would invest that money in a G5, but thats just my opinion.

Here is a list of all the upgrades that you can use on ur Quicksilver 733
ATI 9800 Pro
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2004, 01:26:08 am »
well if you need higher fps here is a link to another forum entry that may be of some use
http://www.the-one-clan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=184   Smiley  here ya go
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