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MDD Dual 867 Processor Upgrade
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I have a MDD Dual 867 PowerMac sitting in my closet because the processor/processor card went bad a little over a year ago. At the time I couldn't justify spending close to $700 to fix this machine when I could spend a little bit more and get a brand new one. So I waited for the prices to fall. Now, there is a GigaDesigns upgrade for $499 to a 1.33GHZ.
Link: http://www.gigadesigns.com/index.asp...PROD&ProdID=15
Unfortunately, this is the only one I was able to find! Does anyone have any experience with this specific upgrade or GigaDesigns themselves? I've never purchased from them nor have I done a processor upgrade before. $500 doesn't seem like too much to restore a pretty good machine that should last for a while still.
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That's the first CPU upgrade I've seen for an MDD. But the price, yow. $500 is more than the price of a 1.42Ghz Mac mini refurb.
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Originally Posted by mduell
That's the first CPU upgrade I've seen for an MDD. But the price, yow. $500 is more than the price of a 1.42Ghz Mac mini refurb.
...and it's significantly more powerful than a Mini. What's your point?
I've noticed that you're anti processor upgrades for whatever reason. That's fine. But if you don't have anything to offer to people inquiring about them, feel free to not participate in the thread.
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Originally Posted by Lateralus
...and it's significantly more powerful than a Mini. What's your point?
I've noticed that you're anti processor upgrades for whatever reason. That's fine. But if you don't have anything to offer to people inquiring about them, feel free to not participate in the thread.
D'oh, I missed the word 'dual' for the upgrade card. In that case, it's not such a bad deal.
Indeed, I am, espically for non-dual G4s. Unless you have a few specific needs, I just can't see the sense in it.
I checked the usual places and confirmed his observation that MDD upgrades are few and far between.
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indeed, seems as though Qucksilver G4s were the best of the G4 breed, in terms of upgrade potential, anyway.
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Has anyone bought one of these, or have any information on them? IIRC, they came out in late 2004, but were discontinued because of compatibility problems.
Are they really selling them again?
If so, are they different than the ones that were discontinued?
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That's news to me! I wasn't aware of them being discontinued. Do you have a link with any information on this? If this is true, that would certainly be disconcerning.
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I received an email from GigaDesigns that they are no longer producing or selling this upgrade. Another is in the works for 7447A but no date on when it'll be available.
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I am very happy with mine, but that was over a year ago and i upgraded from a single 450 processor to a dual 1.3. If your not gonna have the cash to go buy a G5 then i highly recommend it.
I bought a gigadesigns from OWC ...no problems... Be careful and reseach for any sleep issues on whatever you decide on.
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chic where di you buys yours?
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AGP G4 DP 1.3 Upgraded G-Celerator 1GIG RAM | PB G4 1.25 FW800 1GIG RAM | Video iPod 60GIG
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I got a Sonnet 1.2GHz for a Sawtooth. It's a really nice upgrade.
But remember, this thread is about upgrading a Mirror Drive Door G4, the last desktop tower G4 that Apple made. There was only one CPU upgrade ever offered for these machines, which is the Gigadesigns mentioned in the first message. I'm not sure how long that it was on the market, but it was pulled due to compatibility problems.
According to srfdriver22 they are working on a new one. I hope that comes to pass.
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My dual 867 is a great machine, and only started to feel slow when I began producing audio on it. Since I have decided not to buy a G5, in favor of waiting for x86 macs, I really want this G4 to last and a cpu upgrade might be worth it for me (otherwise I'll *gasp* build a PC in the interim).
So I hope they do make a cool-running dual-cpu upgrade!
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