The 550 won't be that much of a difference from the 400; You should go for a bigger difference. As someone else already said, the PC100 memory is just fine. All your upgrades will work fine.
Roger ************************************************ Ron Ward wrote: >Greetings All! I just checked out the OWC site where the Powerlogix CPU >upgrades are being profiled. I am very interested in upgrading my G-4 >400Mhz and I had a few questions I was hoping I could get some answers to >from the experts on here! There are 2 upgrades I'm interested in, a 550 >Mhz($279.99) and an 800 Mhz($589.99). If I go from my 400 Mhz to the 550 >Mhz, will I notice that much of a speed "bump" or increase in performance? >Would the increase or "bump" be more noticeable if I went up to the 800Mhz >CPU? If I upgrade to the 800 Mhz, would I need to also change my current >ram memory? I presently have 1.5 GB ram PC100 installed and I thought I read >somewhere that the faster CPU's take PC133, or something like that. I know >they are showing the bus speed at 100, but would it be wise to go with the >133 memory? Would there be any other items needed to be replaced/upgraded >in order to make the CPU upgrade to 800 Mhz work properly? > >Thanks in advance for any and all advice and input. These new upgrades may >have saved me quite a bit if they will work and I don't need to purchase >another machine. For the record, I have a G-4 Power PC 7400 Sawtooth 400 >Mhz, 1.5GB Ram, 2 hard drives, 60GB and 80GB, and an ATI 8500 Radeon AGP >Graphics card with 64 MB VRAM. > >Aloha and Mahalo for your help! > >Ron Ward >G List co-Nanny/Monitor >Austin, TX > > > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
