d p wrote: > Thanks Len and Christopher for your informative replies. :) > I'm either looking at getting a hold of a 500Mhz, whcih doesn't sound > like much improvement, or buying one of these third party processors > as you mentioned. I didn't pass the test for the dual proccesor > capability. > I scored a Uni-N revison 3. :( > > i just have one question, where is the Swap List? > > On Aug 20, 2:14 pm, Len Gerstel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:34 PM, d p wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> Alrigt. So I got a 450 AGP G4, >>> what proccessor can I "drop in" without any modifications? >>> >> The only straight drop ins from Apple that will increase your speed >> are a single 500 from a Sawtooth or duals from the Gig ethernet >> series. In order to use them the duals, you need to have a Uni-N >> revision of 7 or higher. Here is a link to a download to test. >> >> http://newertech.com/tech_support/uni-north.php >> >> As to non Apple drop ins, most G4 accelerators will work. Most are >> either autosensing or have dip switches to work with the motherboard >> speed. The pins are the same from Sawtooth through Quicksilver, and >> most manufacturers built their upgrades to fit all of those. >> >> You can probably pick up a 900-1Ghz processor on the swap list for >> around $100. >> >> Len >> > > > > > I have a 500 mhz that I am willing to send you for the cost of shipping and the time to wrap it up nice and safe.
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