> From: J Blanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ... 7300 with a Powerlogix G3 350/175 upgrade and 273 megs of RAM. > two 1 gig internal drives, 4 gig SCSI and Zip 100. > considering maxing RAM ... adding video card ... IDE > controller ... huge HD.
Do some math ... at least 6 128MB sticks, a video card, a good ATA card ... add all that up, add shipping, and tax. What can you get for the 7300 as is, or part it out ... but be realistic !! > My dad thinks I should get a 8600/9600 since that has 3 extra PCI slots and a > easy to open case. How much for a 8600 or 9600 ?? The Powerlogix G3 350/175 upgrade will go into an 8600/9600 I believe. You'll prolly still have to add RAM, so add in that cost ... The drives will move over ... Add the cost of bezel/shipping for the Zip Add in a possible video card ... add the ATA controller Add shipping ... > for almost the same price I could get a B&W G3 around 350 MHz. The above computations give an approximation of $$ you've got to spend toward a Blue & White. You'll prolly add RAM, but 256MB modules will cost about the same as 128MBs for the 7300/8600/9600. ATA bus already there ... should have at least a 6MB HD, 24x CD, Zip ... Comes w/ATi Rage 16 MB video card ... Doesn't get much easier to work on ... > able to attach my 4 gig SCSI drive to the G3 without a controller? No. the Yosemite came sans SCSI, unless it was Built To Order w/a SCSI card in a PCI slot. Check OWC for cost of SCSI PCI card, add a ribbon cable, a sled ... > I've heard that the B&W has a 100 MHz bus speed. Check these out; http://www.apple-history.com/quickgallery.html?where=g3blue.html http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/stats/powermac_g3_350_bl.h tml > Would I see a big speed increase? I think the B&W G3/350 will seem considerably faster than your 7300 w/G3/350 or a 8600/9600 w/G3/350, because the over all system is faster. I have a PM 6500 w/a G3/500 in it, (603ev/275 original). It's pretty fast, but when I do the same work, games, etc. on my G4/350 Yikes, the Yikes seems faster. (w/out altivec the G3 and G4 process in pretty much the speed range) I think the difference is the over all newer/stronger system. YMMV ... Price out B&Ws. Watch eFray for average. HTH ... Jerry -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
