on 11/5/03 6:02 PM, James Rohde at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 11/5/03 2:30 PM, Laurent Daudelin apparently wrote: > >> >> on 11/4/03 8:22 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Back to G Books, who has used the upgrade proccessors in the pismo, >>> the 900 sounds good, the G4 I really will not see a speed bump as I >>> have a 500, except maybe in Panther >>> Geoff >> >> The last time I checked on Powerlogix site, the G4 upgrade was no longer >> available, as, according to Powerlogix, the 900MHz G3 was way too popular to >> continue offering the G4 upgrade. Unless you have another place that still >> has them in stock, of course. > > I wonder (anyone out there know?) if the upgrade would help as much with > Jaguar/Panther, since aren't the graphics chips on another board than the > 'daughterboard' which has the CPU? If the graphics chipset is not > upgraded, I expect that will be some kind of slowdown factor (since the > graphics chipset affects the Quartz rendering (or lack of). > > If anyone has done a G4 upgrade (or talked with a manufacturer of same), > you might speak about if it does/doesn't improve Quartz rendering under > Jaguar/Panther. Anyone know for sure?
I don't know the answer to that question, but I just recently went from a 400MHz processor to a 500MHz processor in my Pismo (yes, the poor upgrade path ;-) I did run Xbench on my Pismo before and after the upgrade. Here are some results: Quartz Graphic Tests: 400MHz: 48.40 500MHz: 60.47 OpenGL Graphic Tests: 400MHz: 49.42 500MHz: 60.93 User Interface Tests (which consist in animating a bunch of controls and measure the refresh rate): 400MHz: 61.25 500MHz: 73.76 and finally, CPU tests: 400MHz: 26.36 500MHz: 33.45 So, as you can see, going from 400 to 500MHz shows improved performance in the graphic area. Now, I don't know if a G4 500MHz would do a lot better, probably, but maybe not, since a lot of those graphic tests use the video card which is always the same... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FITNR // adj.: [Thinking Machines, Inc.] Fixed In The Next Release. A written-only notation attached to bug reports. Often wishful thinking. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
