[vexborg]

So, I've gotten this Beige G3 Desktop, and for the time being it has 256 MB memory, a DVD drive, a 40 GB and a 80 GB harddrive, USB card, ATI Rage 128 Pro video card and a G3 350 MHz CPU running at stable 421 MHz.

So my question is: What to upgrade first, the memory, the CPU to a G4 or the video card to a PCI Radeon something?

I'm running Panther on the machine, and it's actually not that bad regarding the speed and quality of the graphics, but it sometimes seems a bit slow - so what to do?

- vexborg

[astepanuks]

Originally Posted by vexborg

So, I've gotten this Beige G3 Desktop, and for the time being it has 256 MB memory, a DVD drive, a 40 GB and a 80 GB harddrive, USB card, ATI Rage 128 Pro video card and a G3 350 MHz CPU running at stable 421 MHz.

So my question is: What to upgrade first, the memory, the CPU to a G4 or the video card to a PCI Radeon something?

I'm running Panther on the machine, and it's actually not that bad regarding the speed and quality of the graphics, but it sometimes seems a bit slow - so what to do?

- vexborg

I would do it in following order:

• 1. RAM (at least 512Mb)
• 2. CPU
• 3. Video card

[pman68]

Definately get as much ram as possible. A gig would be ideal.

[vexborg]

Originally Posted by pman68

Definately get as much ram as possible. A gig would be ideal.

It would be nice, but as far as I know, the Beige can only take upto 768MB memory...

[SSharon]

Since you have already upgraded the RAM once I'm sure you know, but for anyone else with the desktop model, don't forget that you need low profile RAM. Not laptop, but low profile.