----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:36 PM Subject: Re: A new start and Pismo Upgrades
> 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________ > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
