[Yoshi]

I am wanting to know what I could get my my G4, here are the specs, I am only curious at this point and toying with the idea of selling, but not sure yet. I didn't want to post this in the Market Place since I didn't feel that would be an appropriate place. That said if this isn't an appropriate place please move it where it should be.

That said here are the specs:

Quicksilver 2002
1.53Ghz Single CPU
768MB (3 x 256MB PC133)
60GB 7200 RPM Apple OEM HDD
2 x 40GB 7200 RPM Western Digital's (RAID 0)
Pioneer DVR-108BK (DVD-/+RW/DL)
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB AGP
Apple/Adaptec 2940U2B (Ultra 2 Wide SCSI Card)
Firewire Case with 52x24x52 CDRW
10/100/1000 Ethernet
iSight
2 x 4 Port USB Hubs
Brand New Apple Keyboard
Altec Lansing 2.1 Dual Woofer Speakers
15" LCD from KDS

Let me know what this could fetch, realisticly and thank you for your time and patience.

-Dave

[diehlr]

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=238174

[Weezer]

out of curiousity, which cpu upgrade did you overclock to get the 1.53?

I'd say like, 1,800?

[weazbert]

i would say between 1500-1800, awesome machine BTW

[discotronic]

Originally posted by diehlr:
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=238174

The only thing Yoshi is trying to find out is the value of his machine. This posting has nothing to do with the link you provided and isn't going against the rules of the forum.

[sledsbehave]

considering a G5 1.8ghz powermac is $1499 brand new with very similar specs, and even though you have doulbe the video RAM and 512 more RAM, i think you'll be hard pressed to get any more than $1100.

i'm in the same boat really, i have 1.4ghz, 1.2gb RAM, 128mb radeon 9000, superdrive. mine is a sonnet upgrade.

you never really get yr money back on those upgrades, which is unfortunate since they are so expensive.

[Yoshi]

out of curiousity, which cpu upgrade did you overclock to get the 1.53?

A Gigadesigns one, I have also gotten it up to 1.7Ghz.. stable. But the L2 Interface on Die is very weak.. it sucks. But its fast as hell at 1.47Ghz (What I usually leave it at) but 1.53 is Stable as a rock as well.

Thanks so much for all the replies, I am realistically looking for about $1700 With 15" LCD so I can get a G5 :grins: but all in all I think this machine has some good life left in it.

-Dave

[Weezer]

Originally posted by sledsbehave:
considering a G5 1.8ghz powermac is $1499 brand new with very similar specs, and even though you have doulbe the video RAM and 512 more RAM, i think you'll be hard pressed to get any more than $1100.

look at whats in that package:

9800, isight, monitor, RAM, CPU upgrade, etc. It's a killer system, and worth well more than 1,100.

[mxpiazza]

man, if i saw this a week ago, i would have had a buyer that would have been willing to go to at least 1800... i'm sure that helps you a lot though

i don't think $1700-$1800 is unreasonable to ask for, or get, at all... you should see what some online resellers are selling refurbs for that aren't anywhere near as nice as your set up but still fetch that much. maybe its the security of buying from a company? who knows.

this sale might be an instance where you might fetch more from a knowlegable member of these or MacRumors forums than eBay, when usually it's vice versa. good luck with the sale, i wouldn't change your asking price a cent.

[Yoshi]

Well to be honest,
this Mac is almost a part of the family.. he he I know goofy (you other old Mac Timers know what I mean) I would rather give it (if I sell it... its hard) a good home with someone who will take care of it.. All in All is a very good machine, runs Motion, DVD Studio Pro, iMovie (yes I am too cheap to buy FCP.. DVD SP kinda borked me) all extremely well.

I guess I wanted to know in case I have to what I should expect from it.

THank you all VERY VERY much for your replies and insight, its good to know people out there have some still .

-Dave

[sledsbehave]

Originally posted by Weezer:
look at whats in that package:

9800, isight, monitor, RAM, CPU upgrade, etc. It's a killer system, and worth well more than 1,100.

worth and what it sells for are two different things, once he sells, i think he'll be closer to $1100.

if he parted it out, he might get more for it, i will concede to this, but he asked for opinions and i gave mine.

if i had $1500-$1800, i'd definitly buy the G5 1.8ghz, or even the refurb dual G5 1.8ghz for $1700.

check it for yrself ---
obviously you can't match exact systems, but similar systems you can

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...736602395&rd=1

obviously that one doesn't have a monitor, isight, or the video card, but all those together if you sold them seperatly would only bring in $400 at the most.

i stand by it, part that baby out and make some money, you won't get $1700 in my opinion.

[Lateralus]

Originally posted by Yoshi:
A Gigadesigns one, I have also gotten it up to 1.7Ghz.. stable.

I hate to say it, but: Prove it.

I have never heard of anybody who was even able to get a chime at 1.7GHz, let alone boot and run stable.

[bighead]

Originally posted by Lateralus:
I hate to say it, but: Prove it.

I have never heard of anybody who was even able to get a chime at 1.7GHz, let alone boot and run stable.

http://www.bitsandpieces.info/

[Lateralus]

1) He did some serious cooling on that thing.
2) He gave it a voltage boost.
3) It wouldn't even run stable at 1.67 after the above.

[Yoshi]

1) I did some serious voltage boosting

2) Its stable at 1.6Ghz with stock cooling on the card but the cache can become unstable. at 1.6 its rock solid without L3 cache, almost solid if the cache speed is 6:1 ratio.

3) 1.7Ghz is solid with a bigger heat sink/fan combo and L3 disabled.

Plus I am working with eval units as well as my own personal one.

-Dave