I have taken G3 iMacs apart before, and it's all a risky business. Some work with each other, some won't even boot. It depends, though. A 500 to 600Mhz board will have a more likely chance of working with it's components than something of a greater processor frequency difference, just as long as the logic board you're trying to replace is the same revision.
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Zeke <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an ancient 600 Mhz G3 iMac SE -- slot-load -- that I have been > using as an iTunes server for quite some time. (It was , also, just > fine for light web browsing.) Unfortunately, the CRT/power supply has > just gone kaput. > > For $40, I have been able to purchase a working 500 Mhz iMac but, > aside from a working CRT, I think it has a tic less performance across > the board. > > Is the extra speed worth me taking everything apart to create a true > Franken G3 or should I just pull the harddrive and 1G of RAM from the > first machine, put it all in the slower chassis, and call it good? > > At BEST I'm going to get a running 600 Mhz G3, with 1G of RAM, running > 10.4.11 and iTunes 9.2.1, which would be great with me. If the worst > isn't a noticeable difference... > > Thanks, > > Zeke > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
