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New Motherboard for old mac??
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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Hi-
I have a G4/400 desktop...obviously...its old 
Can i swap out the motherboard for something faster? and if so, what else would i have to change? and of course, what would b the maximum upgrade i could make?
any thoughts would be appreciated....
Thanks
~S~
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Just about everything changes in the physical layout of the G4s. The way the USB, Firewire and ethernet, video align make it close to impossible to upgrade the mobo. Unless you are really trying to create a conversation piece, it just isn't worth it. Oh, and I forgot to mention power supplies, nightmares!
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Moderator Emeritus  Join Date: Sep 2001
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And with processor upgrades making it easy to level the field, I'm not sure what the incentive to swap out boards is.
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Originally Posted by Lateralus 
And with processor upgrades making it easy to level the field, I'm not sure what the incentive to swap out boards is.
Increase in bus speed from 100mhz to 133mhz would be about the only thing...
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Originally Posted by sethwrks
Hi-
I have a G4/400 desktop...obviously...its old
Can i swap out the motherboard for something faster? and if so, what else would i have to change? and of course, what would b the maximum upgrade i could make?
any thoughts would be appreciated....
Thanks
~S~
The later G4 motherboards with faster bus speeds actually hold less RAM (1.5gb) whereas your 400mhz machine will hold up to 2gb. If yer gonna stick with that machine, I'd drop some cash on maxing out the RAM and a new processor and not worry about the mobo!
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never hurts to ask! lol
thanks all for your input...i use it as a secondary mach.. just wanted to see if it was worth upgrading...
~S~
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