on 12/18/02 3:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is anyone who has upgraded the processor for their S900 really pleased w/ > the resulting performance? I understand that because of the un-upgradable L2 > cache in the S900, the performance enhancement is limited. Can I still > expect a substantial increase in speed when running photoshop or a 3D > application? Anyone care to make any recommendations?
If you're talking about upgrading from the original 604, then YES! I have a Sonnet Crescendo G3/400 with 1MB cache. The sonnet software disables the on-board cache in favor of it's own, and yes, it is much faster. PhotoShop is my primary application, and I performed some benchmarks before & after the processor upgrade. Typical processor-intensive operations gave me a speed increase of about 75-80%. Ie, operations that used to take a minute now run in about 35sec. I chose the Sonnet because A) It's an easy upgrade (no tweaking cpu/bus speed), and B) I found one second hand for about $60. Charles -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
