Cool, thanks for the info. So I'll plan on a RAM upgrade first, then a CPU upgrade later.
About the AGP card, what do I have to do in order to use it in a mac? I've seen people talk about flashing, firmware upgrades, etc. What do I need to do and how is it accomplished? For instance, how do you get a firmware upgrade? Or is nothing needed? (never my luck) Rad... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:09 PM Subject: Re: AGP Video Card? > > Well anyone will tell you that X is a ram hog, no matter what you want to > do with it.. A G4/450 should not have any problems what so ever with > anything from Jaguar to Panther.. > But if you plan to run large Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut... etc, > files.. then you should look atleast in the 512mb+ ram range.. 128 is pretty > bottom of the line. My G3/300 running jag with 384mgs does alright.. But I > still to all my photoshop work under 9.2 with a dual boot setup.. Untill I > put more ram in this beast it's just way too slow. > > FWIW, > > > -- > Nathan Templeton > G3/300, 8600/300, 7200/120, 6400/180 > OS 7.1 -10.1, Win 3.1 - XP, SuSE, YDL, Mandrake, MKLinux, Debian > Hotel - Tango - Hotel > > > > on 2/19/04 10:57 PM, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Will OS X run OK on a Sawtooth G4/450? The one model I'm looking at only > > has 128MB of RAM, but I could put my AGP card in it and I would think that > > would help. With the information given, what do you think would be the best > > performance upgrade for the money, RAM or processor? > > > > Rad... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:57 PM > > Subject: Re: AGP Video Card? > > > > > >> > >> AFAIK, That would be the G4 AGP Graphics otherwise known as Sawtooth. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Nathan Templeton > >> G3/300, 8600/300, 7200/120, 6400/180 > >> OS 7.1 -10.1, Win 3.1 - XP, SuSE, YDL, Mandrake, MKLinux, Debian > >> Hotel - Tango - Hotel > >> > >> > >> on 2/19/04 10:40 PM, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >>> I currently have a beige G3/233 desktop. I am going to be trading it in > > on > >>> a little newer version, probably a lower level G4. Which model first > >>> offered AGP? The goal is that I want to run OS X and it will NOT > > install on > >>> the beige G3...I've tried it. > >>> > >>> Anyway, I want to know what you guys suggest for a decent G4 (which > > model) > >>> that I can either upgrade with USB and Firewire or that already has USB > > and > >>> that will allow me to use an AGP video card. Funds are extremely tight, > > so > >>> I'm looking for the best bargain I can get right now. I'm trading two > > of > >>> these beige boxes and one iMac in on the G4. > >>> > >>> I have a GeForce 2 card in another PC right now, what do I need to do in > >>> order to get that to work in the G4 I get? > >>> > >>> I plan to upgrade the processor in the G4 after I get it, probably to > > 700mhz > >>> or higher. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Rad... > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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> > >> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >> > >> Using a Mac? 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