All the advice from Ron (and others) is sound, just want to add that if you do get an upgrade processor, try for one with the biggest backside cache you can (without going over a sensible budget). I would recommend at least 500MB Ram and a 1MB backside cache. Ram and caches make for just as important performance boosts as processor clock speed.
David Elmo > Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:55:41 -0400 > Subject: Re: [PCI] 7500 Questions > From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > on 6/14/04 1:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Morning all, >> I just subscribed to this list last night, so this is my first post in this >> forum. >> To begin with, from newest to oldest, I have a Compaq Presario- 1.2 GHz a >> graphite iMac DV SE, a Powerbook 1400c/166 (233 mHz G3 in it), and finally a >> powermac 7500, DP 200 mHz 604einstalled currently, 144 megs RAM, OS 9.0.4. >> The 7500 serves no use to me, except as a hobby, at least until now. A >> friend's PC has reached it's last leg, so I offered to let her use my 7500 >> until she can get a new computer. >> As such, I have a renewed interest in adding upgrades to it in order to make >> it more user friendly. I was wonderingif anyone in here had any >> recomendations on what brands of internal modem I can get for it, and >> possibly >> a USB card as well. Also, I've been toying with the idea of a G3 upgrade as >> well, but I'm unsure which card to go with- preferably 300 mHz or greater, >> but >> I'm still undecided with which brand to get. >> Any suggestions would be appreciated, >> Brian > > > You have a pretty decent Mac for upgrading and the used upgrade market is > very good for buyers. A lot of Mac users are getting rid of the hardware you > need for upgrades because they have moved onto newer Macs. > > I would go up to OS 9.1 as mentioned. Avoid OS 9.2 unless you specifically > need it for an application. > I have always used US Robotics modems with no problems. I would suggest > adding RAM at the very least. With a decent amount of RAM (256MB or more) > the 7500 will be much better. 5 volt 168pin Dimms are pretty cheap now. You > can get 4k refresh 168pin 128MB Dimms for about $16.00 each + shipping on > the OtherWorld Computing site. > > II just sold my 300MHz Sonnet G3 card on the swaplist for $40 shipped today. > You can't beat the prices on used upgrades. I used it in a Power Tower Pro > 250 and it made a difference and worked flawlessly. > > If you still have the original CD-ROM you may want to upgrade to a faster > 12x or better CD-ROM. The used SCSI CD-ROMS up to 12x are cheap and > plentiful. > > I suggest subscribing to the LEM swaplist on LowEndMac's email list page. > You can post a wanted ad and get almost anything you could want for a decent > price. > > But then again, if you pay $40+ for a G3 card you could buy a beige G3 > desktop for about the same price. > > Ron > -- 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
