Just remember that the fastest G4 which was produced by IBM and/or Moto (Freescale) was 1.42 GHz, and the so-called 1.5 GHz (to accommodate the 100 MHz bus case), and 1.6 GHz, ..., 2.0 GHz G4s are really 1.42 GHz chips which have been purchased in bulk and then "die sorted" by the manufacturer, usually with an extensive "burn in" process to confirm operations (usually Photoshop, etcetera) with a higher-than-specification clock speed.
IMO, Giga-Designs are the best of the "supercharged" dual core replacements as they figured out how to layout a dual core processor card which could be used in BOTH 100 MHz bus AND 133 MHz bus models (the sockets are actually the same, but the orientation is quite different. > There are single core upgrades up to 1.8 GHz around. Up to 1.6 GHz it may > be > bought at a reasonable price… > > Search for Sonnet, OWC (Other World Computing), Giga Designs, Newer > Technology, PowerLogix, XLR8 and FastMac. > > http://lowendmac.com/ppc/g4upgrades.html > > It doesn’t always have to be Sonnet. I have an OWC upgrade at home, a > Mercury > Xtreme G4 1.4 GHz Processor Upgrade (OWCME41400L2D), like this: -- 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
