---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Highest OSX a G4 sawtooth can run? Date: Monday, 17. October 2011 From: Eric Hall <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > I'm been thinking about making the change to Leopard as well. I have a 1ghz > upgrade processor and 1 gig of ram in my Sawtooth. I also put in a GeForce > FX 5200. Core Image and Quartz extreme supported. Worth taking the > plunge?
Me personally? I'd go for it. Your hardware seems good enough. It will be like Tiger, only with an interface that is even more fun to use. Like going from Jaguar to Panther… (well, a little less obvious, but all the little details and enhancements give that impression…) Leopard will use slightly more memory than Tiger, but if you're not touching the edge right now with Tiger you should be safe. Otherwise I recommend getting at least 1.5 GB for Leopard. The Sawtooth (i.e. Power Mac G4 “AGP Graphics”) should be able to hold up to 2 GB (4×512 MB) of PC100 memory. Note that Leopard is a little slower than Tiger. This can be confirmed with benchmarks such as Geekbench. Also note that 1 GHz is almost the lower limit. But it will still be okay, aslong as the graphics card supports QE and CI, which the GeForce FX5200 does. Really, the only BIG loss is Classic. Depending on your habits this may not be a loss at all. Have you already purchased Leopard? Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
