I've got a semi maxed out beige MT and here are my recomendations: 1) Ram, a new processor may have problems with older ram like your 32 meg stick. If you get 1 256 meg to take you up to 448 (replace the 32 meg), you should be fine.
2) Video card: If you are going to stick with OS 9, a Voodoo 2 or three card will be faster than a Radeon 7000 for day to day things. I had a voodoo 3 3000 in my beige that I replaced with a Radeon and in 9 the Radeon was slower than the voodoo. If you are going with OSX, the Radeon is the only choice. Panther does not support the built in video on beiges. 3) Processor: While a 1Ghz beige sounds nice, a lot of that is wasted on a slow bus. OWC has a G4 processor that is rated for 450mhz that they guarantee will run at 533 for $149 compared to $499 for 1GHZ. 4) a new hard disk on a controller card would be nice and will speed up a lot of the day to day things. I have a beige MT that is configured as follows: G4 533, 768meg ram, Flashed Radeon 7000 64 meg running a 21"CRT, Ahard 133 ATA controller with a 160G hd, LG 40x16x48CDRW/16xDVD combo drive, Pioneer 104 Superdrive, a generic USB 2 card. Yes, that is a lot to throw at a beige, but the Husband points it would cost me to bring in a new computer are too many at this time. HTH, Len -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
