----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:02 PM Subject: Re: speed bumps
> > Well I was planning on bumping the RAM as soon as I can afford to buy a > stack of DIMMS - is it also worth upgrading the video memory to 2mb for > another $30 separate from the graphics card?? will it just be ignored? > > what happens to the old processor when you add a PCI slot upgrade - does > it get used at all or do you have to remove it from the motherboard?? > > TIA. > > A. > If your going to use a PCI graphics card then upgrading video memory on the motherboard is a waste of money (unless your going to use it as a dual monitor setup). The old processor is on a plug in card that will get discarded once you install the new processor.You can only use 1 processor in the slot at a time (some processor cards have dual processors on them but they are rare and dont do much unless your using photoshop or OSX). -- 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
