The gig-e will take 2 GB RAM (4 x 512 MB double sided low density modules). That and the Nvidia graphics card will run Tiger very nicely using a dual G4 500 MHz processor.
On May 29, 8:32 pm, Arnel Tuazon <[email protected]> wrote: > On 29/05/09 2:06 PM, "dc" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've had great experiences with Sonnet upgrades. Their hardware, > > software and tech support is first class. > > Having said that, are you sure you want to invest $200 in such an > > outdated machine? You can probably find an Apple DP 500 MHz processor > > for around $50 and, if you max out the RAM, you'll run 10.4.11 nicely. > > Save up for an Intel Mac; the 1.83 core2duo's are going for around > > $400 now. > > Yeah, but the G4 Gigabit was free. Also the fact that it's NOT an Intel is > why I want to update before investing in an Intel Mac. I'm a bit > sentimental when it comes to PPC Macs. All my Macs save for the IIsi and my > wife's Macbook are PPC. When I do switch to the Intel Macs I'm going for a > new Mac Pro. > > I just bought a 256MB nVidia AGP card. I going upgrade the RAM to a min. of > 1GB (not sure if I'll go higher). I want to run Tiger on it for my > daughter, but still be able to run OS 9 for the educational software I still > have collecting dust. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
