Yes it will more than double the speed and usability, though if you pop 
a voodoo 3 or voodoo 5 card in there as well to help speed up 2d 
graphics your windows and scrolling will improve even more.  Voodoo 2 
doesn't have 2d accelleration so don't get one of those for a slower G3. 

I've got a 6500/250 with a G3/400 512 and by scores on Norton's System 
check test..... can't remember exactly what its called it scores about 3 
times better than a stock machine.  Actually if you can.... try and get 
a 1 meg backside cache.  a 260 with 1 meg will "feel" almost as fast as 
a 400/512 as far as every day use goes at least my 300/1M does.  

Of course the faster processor helps when doing photoshop work but for 
browsing and such you won't see much difference.... definately pop a G3 
in there.... if not get a voodoo 5, voodoo 3 if you have the zip drive 
in the upper bay  because the power supply doesn't like to support the 
zip and the voodoo 5 at the same time...... been there done that.... 
have the t-shirt....

Happily all G3 or better now ;D

Hamlet

7200 with 7300 guts/ G3 300/1M Voodoo 5
6500 G3 400/512k Voodoo 3
9500 G3 450/1M Voodoo 2
G4/733

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>Hi,
>
>2 questions here, and I hope you'll forgive the mild detour one provide,
>because it's not for a PCI PPC strictly.  That one first:
>
>Where can one one get what I believe is a ROM/l-2 cache chip for 6320 units?
>Not the G-3 upgrades, but the original chip?
>
>#2:  Will a 260mhz G-3 upgrade chip significantly increase the speed of a
>stock 275mhz 6500?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Run
>
>



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