My 400 MHZ G4 scored a 7 on the Uni test so it should take DP. So what is the max processor I can just drop in. Anything will work as long as it's a Sawtooth or Gig series? MDD?
On Aug 20, 5:14 pm, Len Gerstel <lgers...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:34 PM, d p wrote: > > > > > Alrigt. So I got a 450 AGP G4, > > what proccessor can I "drop in" without any modifications? > > The only straight drop ins from Apple that will increase your speed > are a single 500 from a Sawtooth or duals from the Gig ethernet > series. In order to use them the duals, you need to have a Uni-N > revision of 7 or higher. Here is a link to a download to test. > > http://newertech.com/tech_support/uni-north.php > > As to non Apple drop ins, most G4 accelerators will work. Most are > either autosensing or have dip switches to work with the motherboard > speed. The pins are the same from Sawtooth through Quicksilver, and > most manufacturers built their upgrades to fit all of those. > > You can probably pick up a 900-1Ghz processor on the swap list for > around $100. > > Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
