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Maxing out single processor Quicksilver
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So I have been trying lately to pump some life into my 933 Quicksilver Tower. I upgraded the graphics card from a Geforce 4 MX to a 4Ti, and put in a 7200 RPM 8 meg cache drive. I'm hoping to get another 2 years of life out of this baby, and am wondering what else I can upgrade, other than sticking in another 512 of ram. Can this model be overclocked? Is it worth sticking in a processor upgrade card to jump to a 1.2 or 1.4? Basically, I want to pimp my quicksilver, and any performance upgrades you can suggest would be great. ATA 133? Could I sell my 933 processor if I bought an upgrade? Thanks 
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Processor upgrades and RAM. you maximize the ram and throw one of those upgrades in there and thats about all you can do.
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Originally posted by Mafia:
Processor upgrades and RAM. you maximize the ram and throw one of those upgrades in there and thats about all you can do.
It seems so weak to pay $350-400 for around a 500 mhz jump. Is there any speculation that faster G4s are in the works? If I did buy an upgrade, is there a market for my old 933?
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Better video card, possibly faster CPU or dual CPUs, some more ram.
I don't see the point to upgrading it though. It might make more sense to get a new G5 and sell the G4 instead of sinking money into upgrades.
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Originally posted by Scotttheking:
Better video card, possibly faster CPU or dual CPUs, some more ram.
I don't see the point to upgrading it though. It might make more sense to get a new G5 and sell the G4 instead of sinking money into upgrades.
I've got the fastest card that can power an ADC and a DVI monitor. If I invested the $400 now to last me 2 more years (so I can get my dual 4 ghz  ), I could still probably recoup $100 -$200 if I sold the upgraded card and stuck the 933 back in. Is it likely that within a few months new G4 upgrade cards (1.6+?) could come out?
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Originally posted by Weezer:
I've got the fastest card that can power an ADC and a DVI monitor. If I invested the $400 now to last me 2 more years (so I can get my dual 4 ghz ), I could still probably recoup $100 -$200 if I sold the upgraded card and stuck the 933 back in. Is it likely that within a few months new G4 upgrade cards (1.6+?) could come out?
That doesn't make it a very good video card. Put it this way: It won't be supported by CoreImage (current litmus test for a video card). It's something like 4 or 5 generations old, if I remember right.
It's possible new upgrade cards could come out. I don't know.
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