Len Gerstel wrote: > On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:10 AM, Carl Van Wyk wrote: > >> On Sep 11, 2008, at 4:30 AM, Powermac wrote: >> >> >>> Are there any common CPUs that would be a cheap upgrade for a 450Mhz >>> G4 AGP? Newer models went to 133 FSB and I think the original AGP was >>> 100Mhz. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Many upgrades but not so cheap. The 1ghz from OWC is probably the >>>> best >>>> value - around $175, I think. >>>> > > OWC has 1 800MHz G4 for the Sawtooth in stock for $95 > > http://eshop.macsales.com/item/PowerLogix/PF57SA08002M/ > > They also have 512MB PC133 sticks of ram for $33. > > http://eshop.macsales.com/item-specials/Other%20World%20Computing/ > 133SD512328/ > > Upgrading the ram (512 is realistic minimum and 1Gb will give you a > fair amount of breathing room) and possibly adding the 800MHz (total > upgrade price of $135) is about the max of what I would spend on a > sawtooth. If you spend any more, you might as well upgrade to a QS > (there was one on the swap list for $200 this morning) or a G5 (the > original series are showing up on ebay for under $400 now) > > That being said, I have over spent upgrading my DA, but bringing home > small boxes (a dual 1.2, 4 HDs, SATA card, Radeon 9600XT, USB 2 card, > 1.5GB ram) over a few months time does not burn the husband points > like bringing in a whole new computer, and husband points are VERY > expensive to earn and keep. > > Len > I upgraded my sawtooth 400 with a 1.5GHz from OWC - even my 4 x 512MB RAM came from the US - (eBay).
As I've just managed to upgrade to a dual 2.0 G5, I sold my CPU & RAM on eBay - for the 2 years fun I had with it (it ran Leopard perfectly well) it didn't cost too much, overall - got good resale prices., Ted --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
