Think of the buss speed as the size of a drain - the larger the drain the faster the water flows.
As you max out your beige with both handware and with newer and newer software the slower performance becomes. Todays software was designed for todays bus speeds and processors - in the end a 66MHz is simply half the size of a 133 MHZ - and the 66 MHz has fallen out standard while the 133MHz is still handing in there. Where as a Mac with OS X (10.3.9) using a 733 MHz chip with a 133 MHz bus works great - that same Mac upgraded to a 1.4 MHz chip with the same 133 MHz buss - kisks ass! It one thing to get a beige to work with and handle todays OS X - and thats a good thing - but user friendly usage is another thing and simply put at some point a newer Mac becomes the only real solution. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 10/19/05 5:57:36 PM, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << However, I recall some saying > that the limiting factor with our Beige is the bus > speed, 66 MHz. >> > > Lots of people have done much benchmarking and > determined overclocking the > bus speed in any Mac does almost nothing. Sonnet > has said in the past that the > bus speed of a G3 is not as important as earlier > processors because it has > such a fast and large cache. Im not saying dont > overclock your bus speed. In > fact, Id recommend it. Early beiges can make it to > 83MHz. Im just saying that > I dont think bus speed affects the performance of a > computer in any great way. > To put this matter to rest, I will benchmark my > beige at identical CPU > speeds of 333MHz, but with a 66MHz bus vs an 83MHz > bus. Furthermore, I will test > my Sawtooth since it has settings for 70MHz to > 133MHz. > > Chris P > > -- > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
