Re: Power mac G4 Quicksilver Cpu upgrade

2010-05-25 Thread Peter Haas
On May 24, 2010, at 10:40 PM, David Gardner wrote: Sure, go to Otherworld Computing and select your version of Quicksilver to upgrade. A dual 1.0 GHz QS 2002 (or the processor from one in a DA) takes about 1 hour to encode a DVD5. A relatively fast Intel can do the same job in less than

Re: Power mac G4 Quicksilver Cpu upgrade

2010-05-25 Thread ah...clem
On May 25, 2:20 am, Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: A dual 1.0 GHz QS 2002 (or the processor from one in a DA) takes   about 1 hour to encode a DVD5. A relatively fast Intel can do the same job in less than 12   minutes ... an 8-to-1 advantage to Intel. The bottlenecks on the old

Re: Power mac G4 Quicksilver Cpu upgrade

2010-05-25 Thread ah...clem
On May 24, 3:17 pm, killajay41889 jonathancasimir...@gmail.com wrote: Hi im new to mac and i got a old G4 for 20 bucks and it works okay but im really looking into upgradeing the cpu for something with a bit more juice is there a way to do so one other thing i forgot to mention. for my

Power mac G4 Quicksilver Cpu upgrade

2010-05-24 Thread killajay41889
Hi im new to mac and i got a old G4 for 20 bucks and it works okay but im really looking into upgradeing the cpu for something with a bit more juice is there a way to do so -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Power mac G4 Quicksilver Cpu upgrade

2010-05-24 Thread David Gardner
On 05/24/2010 12:17 PM, killajay41889 wrote: Hi im new to mac and i got a old G4 for 20 bucks and it works okay but im really looking into upgradeing the cpu for something with a bit more juice is there a way to do so Sure, go to Otherworld Computing and select your version of Quicksilver

Re: Repairing a Power Mac G4 Quicksilver 2002 and getting it running again

2009-08-31 Thread Dana Collins
On 8/30/09 10:04 PM, Robert Menes of viewtiful.icc...@gmail.com sent Hi everyone, I have a Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002, 800 MHz) that needs a little repair work done on it. My girlfriend got the machine from a neighbor of hers, and it needed RAM and a video card. A friend of mine

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-25 Thread PETE
: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 3:00 PM On Feb 24, 2009, at 11:57 AM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the  processor. Any harm in that? The faster G4s are really thermally challenged, and need

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-25 Thread insightinmind
? TIA, Pete. --- On Tue, 2/24/09, PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com wrote: From: PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com Subject: Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 3:00 PM On Feb 24, 2009, at 11:57 AM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread PeterH
On Feb 24, 2009, at 7:23 AM, PETE wrote: I have a Arctic Silver Thermal Compound. Should I apply this to the heatsink before dropping it on top of the processor? (I finally have the time to complete this project!). Arctic Silver is good, but it is conductive. You should apply it

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread PETE
Subject: Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9:58 PM On Jan 13, 2009, at 9:49 PM, PETE wrote: I have an 800Mhz powermac g4 quicksilver. I'm planning on upgrading  it using a dual IGhz processor. Do I need to make any modifications  (I may

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread PETE
Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the processor. Any harm in that?TIA. Pete. --- On Tue, 2/24/09, PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com wrote: From: PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com Subject: Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread Len Gerstel
On Feb 24, 2009, at 2:57 PM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the processor. Any harm in that?TIA. Pete. As long as you don't turn on the system there will be no harm. Once you turn it on, all bets are off. I would not run a processor without a

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 24, 2009, at 12:57 PM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the processor. Any harm in that?TIA. Pete. Well, the system makes a good anchor when the CPU burns up. VERY bad idea. Seriously, go google Replacing CPU heatsinks you'll find a lot of

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread PETE
lgers...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 12:07 PM On Feb 24, 2009, at 2:57 PM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the processor. Any harm in that?TIA. Pete. As long as you don't

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread Len Gerstel
On Feb 24, 2009, at 3:27 PM, PETE wrote: Actually I do have Arctive Silver 5 (High Density Polysnthetic Silver Thermal Compound). I'm just worried because I noticed in their website that this compound was being recommended for Intel and AMD processors (which of course doesn't mean

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread PETE
Thanks. Actually, i ended up using the Artive Silver. Now I'm heading home to try the computer. --- On Tue, 2/24/09, Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com wrote: From: Len Gerstel lgers...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread PeterH
On Feb 24, 2009, at 11:57 AM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the processor. Any harm in that? The faster G4s are really thermally challenged, and need all the help they can get. Two options: a new washer (that thing which Apple used) or the

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-02-24 Thread John Callahan
On Feb 24, 2009, at 2:57 PM, PETE wrote: Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the processor. Any harm in that?TIA. Pete. Pete, I would install the heat-sink using the silver paste. There are any number of of people on the LEM site that will help. I have a QS

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-01-13 Thread PETE
I have an 800Mhz powermac g4 quicksilver. I'm planning on upgrading it using a dual IGhz processor. Do I need to make any modifications (I may have asked this question before but lost (accidentally erased!) the emails containing the answers. Thanks. Peter.

Re: Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

2009-01-13 Thread PeterH
On Jan 13, 2009, at 9:49 PM, PETE wrote: I have an 800Mhz powermac g4 quicksilver. I'm planning on upgrading it using a dual IGhz processor. Do I need to make any modifications (I may have asked this question before but lost (accidentally erased!) the emails containing the answers.