On May 22, 1:15 pm, Peter Haas <peterh...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> I also used the patch from OWC in order to transplant Yikes! G4 > processors to two of my B&W G3s. The Yikes! processors came from LEM. > No loss of speed (reduction in bus speed from 100 MHz to 66 MHz) when > using Yikes! processors. you cannot trust the Apple System Profiler to give an accurate measure of the either the bus speed or the CPU speed when a G4 is installed in a pre-Altivec computer. back in the late Jurassic, i had a m...@box G4/400 upgrade running in an 8500. the utility supplied by m...@box correctly displayed system info related to CPU and mobo, while the Apple System Profiler did NOT! iirc, the Apple System Profiler reported clockspeeds that were WAY too high, higher than the m...@box specs and specs for the Tsunami mobo, so i don't think m...@box had any reason to lie about the ASP inaccuracy. > Alas, although by two B&Ws now were effectively G4s, and could use > the then-new (to me) applications which required a G4, the G4-ed B&Ws > proved to be too slow for my needs, which circumstantially "proves" my point. i doubt that they were running at their rated speeds. i have one of the powerlogix G3/1gig processors in a B&W and by comparison, it's a smokin' fast machine. 8^) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
