At 12:53 PM -0400 4/18/02, > >From: "Stephen L. Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Delaying the inevitable (G4/933) perhaps, but looking for list veteran >advice between following two accelerator boards for my S900/233: Sonnet >Technologies Crescendo G4/450 MHz w/1024k 2:1 Cache vs. XLR8 MACh >Carrier SSE w/XLR8 MACh ZIF 450MHz 9x G4 1MB Cache Processor w/Altivec >(OCW $299 and $329, respectively). Aside from the ZIF "advantage" (think >they'll EVER make a chip over 450 for this machine?), can you pro's >articulate the pros and cons of each device - in language that neophytes >like myself can understand? Thanks, all! Steve - I agree with Jeff the XLR8 is the better product,hardware and software.It is much less picky about odd ball and mixed ram. It can also be over-clocked .The XLR8 450mhz will likely run at close to 500mhz.My G3 500mhz runs at 550 no problem. It runs faster but that seems to be the sweet spot. The Sonnet has been made so it is very difficult to over-clock In many cases the cpu they sell is already over-clocked by them to reach the stated cpu speed on the box.Sonnet sells there stuff as simple to setup nothing to adjust ect..Newbies love the sounds of that. They don't realize that the XLR8 if bought with a factory cpu and not the 3rd party cpu many people buy also comes setup to run at standard speeds.Having said all that the Sonnet is also a fine product and so is the Powerlogix.The Powerlogix is also easy to over-clock but some of them are a bit picky about older or mixed ram. It often comes down to the deal you can get on price. But if you want to over-clock and perhaps have older ram etc XLR8 is the way to go. IMHO Will S
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