[Macmeniac]

Original Apple processor card, from a G4 "Digital Audio", for sale. The card has been used during about 2 years and is still working fine. Price: I would think about 250.- usd - what do you think about that ?

schlingel@intergga.ch

[sledsbehave]

Originally posted by Macmeniac:
Original Apple processor card, from a G4 "Digital Audio", for sale. The card has been used during about 2 years and is still working fine. Price: I would think about 250.- usd - what do you think about that ?

schlingel@intergga.ch

any idea on wether this card would work on a gigabit G4 400mhz??

i might be tempted into this upgrade, even though it wouldn't be a huge upgrade.

[joe]

Originally posted by sledsbehave:
any idea on wether this card would work on a gigabit G4 400mhz??

i might be tempted into this upgrade, even though it wouldn't be a huge upgrade.

It depends on your software. Most pro-level software uses dual processors and will get a 50-80% boost off the 2nd cpu. Consumer apps would multitask better, but don't support dualies as often as the pro software. Example, Quake3 would more than double in frame rates (100+fps if you GPU can keep up). But DiabloII would ignore the 2nd cpu and barely benefit except when multitasking. But I don't think it will fit your mobo anyway. IIRC, Apple switched the connector location on the dual 500 vs dual 533 cpus......joe

[horrorbiz]

<<<<Originally posted by sledsbehave:
any idea on wether this card would work on a gigabit G4 400mhz??

i might be tempted into this upgrade, even though it wouldn't be a huge upgrade.>>

You would also have to take into account the fact that the digital audio g4 runs on a 133 mhz system bus and therefore the processor would not run as fast on the gigabit's 100 mhz mother board.