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Cpu upgrade for my B&W ?
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eplegutt1
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Oct 12, 2002, 07:54 AM
 
Hi!

Is there any chance we will see faster encore/zif G4 processors anytime sone? PCI upgrade cards have reached 800 mhz G4 but the Encore/zif upgrades are still stuck at 550 mhz...
     
rambo47
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Oct 12, 2002, 06:34 PM
 
The controller chip in the B&W has been holding up dual-processor upgrades. Sonnet has found a way around it and should be releasing dp upgrades shortly, say a month or so. At least this is what they said.

The B&W is the sweet spot in PowerMacs to upgrade IMHO because it's the first PowerMac with a 100MHz system bus. The beige Macs had 66MHz buses and slower. The only problem with the B&W is lack of AGP graphics - Quartz Extreme in Jaguar can only be implemented with a hack, and you'll only get a little, if any, of the benefit.

Keep checking their site: Sonnet
     
   
 
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