Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me.
> > How would you over clock the card? This card only runs at 4 times bus speed > or 160mhz. > >> >> You can always O/C the card. My Sonnet 240 ended up being a 300 in 240's >> clothing. >> >> >>> When I go to the Sonnet web site for the L2 card it says Starmax. >>> >>> http://www.sonnettech.com/product/crescendo_l2.html >>> >>> Note however that it says: >>> Due to bus speed limitations, this upgrade card is only recommended >>> for Power Macintosh 5500, 6500 and Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh >>> >>> The question is not will it work, but will you get your money's worth. >>> >>> At 8:37 PM -0500 2/12/02, Royce Priem wrote: >>>> I've got a 5000/300 running with one, and I've had no problems... >>> >>> Is it running at 500 MHz? I would expect 320. >>> >>> I am aware that some processors from IBM are capable of running at 10 >>> times bus speed. Nothing at the Sonnet web site suggests that they >>> are using such a unit. So as a result the best you can expect to get >>> from a CPU upgrade card is 8 times the bus speed, ie 8 x 40 =320. >>> >>> Unless I am missing something, which is possible, I suggest that >>> anything you pay for an L2 card rated above 320 MHz is buying >>> nothing. Even if Sonnet used a 10 times cpu, the best you can expect >>> is 400 MHz. >>> >>> -- >>> StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >>> >>> / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ >>> / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ >>> >>> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >>> >>> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> >>> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >>> >>> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ >> / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> >> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com >> > > > -- > StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ > / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> > --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
