At 12:55 PM -0800 3/21/02, Will S wrote: > >Hi again, >> Just at the moment, I can pick up a Powerlogix Powerforce G3 400 >>for use in my 7300 for US$120 + freight - can anyone recommend if this is a >>good card for that machine or should I look to some other brand such as >>Sonnet etc... >> >> Bye for now, Terry Allen >That is a very good price and while I don't own a Powerlogix card >I've heard from many who have liked the cards. There are always >people who have trouble for one reason or another and then trash the >brand they had trouble with. I personally would not buy a Sonnet card >because they can not easily be over-clocked and often Sonnet is >already over-clocking the card for you ;-)
How often, I wonder? I love how Sonnet wriggled out of this one. Selling a 400mhz card doesn't mean it has a 400mhz chip! I suppose, since you can't clock it, it doesn't really matter! Does anyone know if there's a way to check the processor's rated speed using software? > but many people who don't >care about over-clocking are very happy with them. XLR8 is my card of >choice. It is easy to over-clock and has the more settings then the >Powerlogix cards. They also work better then most if you have older >70ns ram or mixed older newer & or EDO & FPM ram. I would also say >that all 3 still in business companies make good products. So it is >often a matter of price and whether over-clocking is important to >you. Most of the cards come ready to use at standard clock settings >so sonnets selling point of no messy settings is a marketing thing . There is one messy setting. Ripping off the heat sink to check the processor's rated speed;-) Don't try this at home, it voids your warranty. Although I'm happy with my Sonnet (fully interleaved mixed speed old/new RAM), I'm still pissed at them for charging for their OS X enabling software. These PowerLogix prices are too good to pass up. As long as there is a decent return policy, why not try it out. _ Andrew -- -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
