I can't agree with that. A P4 is the definition of hype verses performance. My G4 933 mhz Quicksilver is more responsive then a P4 at twice the clock speed and the ram is PC133 on my QS and it is still the better machine. P4s were not even that great with windows. Plus a P4 is basically a space heater in a computer case.
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Illirik Smirnov <illir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, it will fit. Yes, it will be much faster. But you don't gain terribly > much from it. It's still an > old G4, and it won't blaze along at very many things. If you want speed, just pony up $100, buy a faster P4 desktop, and OSX86 the thing. > Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC > architecture. > > > On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Peter Haas <peterh...@cruzio.com> wrote: >> >> On Aug 6, 2010, at 7:12 AM, Geke wrote: >> >>> 1. How tricky is it to put the DA's CPU into the Gigabit? The CPU is >>> the same, but I read that "the location of the CPU card on machines >>> previous to the digital audio would require some modifications to the >>> motherboard/case". >>> (The other way I can manage; I have the Sonnet instructions for >>> putting in the Encore.) >>> >> >> The Giga-Designs processor upgrades were designed from the outset to fit >> in either processor position: the old position as found in the Gigabit >> Ethernet G4s or the new position as found in the Digital Audio and >> Quicksilver G4s. Giga does this by having a two-position processor cooler, >> and an innovative board layout which accommodates the special need of the >> Gigabit Ethernet for access to its optical/ZIP drive PATA channel. >> >> The Giga-Designs processors were also designed for easy changes from a 100 >> MHz bus machine to a 133 MHz bus machine. >> >> I don't know if Encore offers this same flexibility. >> >> >>> 2. What do I gain by this swap? I mean, the DA is a bit newer and >>> faster, but is it worth it, or should I just switch to the Gigabit? >>> - I have already tried the DA's video card in the Gigabit and it works >>> OK; does it make a big difference that the DA is AGPx4 and the Gigabit >>> AGPx2? >>> - The RAM in both computers is PC-133 >>> - Does the slower ATA bus speed of the Gigabit make a big difference >>> in actual practice? >> >> It can make a difference, but that difference is probably somewhere in the >> neighborhood of 150 minutes to do a complex DVD authoring/mastering job on a >> Gigabit Ethernet (100 MHz bus, an slower ATA channel) to 120 minutes to do >> the same job on a Digital Audio or a Quicksilver (133 MHz bus and faster ATA >> channel). >> >> In stark contrast, a Shuttle SP35 OSx86 Hackintosh can do that same DVD >> authoring/mastering job in 12 minutes ... a 10-to-1 improvement in >> "wall-cock-time", which is certainly one important measure of performance. >> >> I still retain 133 MHz bus G4s for ordinary work (such as web access and >> Mail.app access, for which a 133 MHz bus and a dual 1.0 GHz G4 processor is >> certainly satisfactory). >> >> All the "heavy lifting" in my shop is now run on OSx86 Hackintoshes with, >> variously, 800 MHz to 1600 MHz buses and dual or quad Intel processors in >> the very high 2 MHz to low 3 MHz range (Pentium Dual-Core E6700 3.2 GHz, but >> over-clockable to 3.8 GHz to Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz, but over-clockable >> to 3.4 GHz; however, I rarely operate my processors over-clocked, preferring >> reliability over excessive stress on the various components). >> >> >> -- >> 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
