> Christopher D Helmkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> By the way, if you are looking for a real value upgrade, and you
>> think it will be a one-time deal (i.e. not going to pop in a G4 or
>> faster G3 down the road)...
>
> Faster G3 down the road? I wouldn't hold my breath. The only way
> there'll ever be a faster G3 for pci powermacs is if Motorola or IBM
> fab a G3 with > 10X multiplier (or a G4 with > 9X multiplier).
> Without higher multipliers, pci powermacs are maxed at 500MHz G3s and
> 450MHz G4s (unless you want to resort to overclocking your system bus).
> I'm afraid that since they haven't produced any chips with higher
> multipliers by now, they probably never will. :-(
>
> -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Didn't Sonnet do something where they doubled the bus speed on the processor
card? I believe they called it 'Fortissimo'? If they didn't, then the
400mhz G3 upgrades for the 6100 would not be - their bus speed is only
33mhz.
Brian Futrell
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