Michael Bryan Bell wrote:
> on 9/17/01 2:40 PM, Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Out of curiosity, what do you recommend the cut off point on cost be?
>
> Ie, when is it better and more cost effective to stop upgrading a beige g3
> and instead grab a used B&W g3 or g4, etc?
>
> Ie, I didn't upgrade my beige g3 (266mhz overclocked to 292 w/83mhz bus, now
> 300mhz w/normal bus) because I looked at the cost of doubling its speed
> (450mhz upgrade, $350) plus upgrading its video (has an ixmicro, but I was
> thinking rage128pro or radeon) and it was just prohibitive (came to
> something like $570 w/shipping) so I decided to just upgrade to a new comp.
>
> Ie, is there a formula people go buy? Something like its worth upgrading if
> you can double/triple the speed for 1/3 of the cost of a new computer?
The jump from a 266 with a 512 Cache to a 333 with a 1mb Cache is a decent one.
I would make the cut-off point at around $90. The real speed difference would
be felt with the Cache...not the actual processor. I just benchmarked those
processors and the speed increase was 26%. That is significant enough (IMHO) to
warrant an upgrade. But not if it costs $200.
-- Kyle H. Hansen
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