On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Mac User #330250 <macuser330...@gmx.net>wrote:
> > The slowdown is most noticeable already in Tiger with things like Spotlight > indexing in the background (which gladly can be disabled) and Dashboard and > TimeMachine and maybe other services that lay hard work on a slow processor > and/or use up valuable system memory. - > Yet people say Time Machine is a good thing :) > If you disable all that, you should be happy. > Additionally, you can get rid of some eye-candy that will load your > graphics > card (and processor, if you graphics card is without QE/CI) unnecessarily. > http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html > (Very good on systems with /old/ graphics cards, such as a ATi Rage 128 or > so.) > > For Leopard, I think you really *have to* have a good graphics card that > features both, QE and CI. Otherwise it will always feel like you have the > brakes on… > > -> Good thing My MDD with a Dell monitor (both NEC monitors died) supports both *ATI Radeon 9000 Pro:* Chipset Model: ATY,RV250 Type: Display Bus: AGP Slot: SLOT-1 VRAM (Total): 128 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x4966 Revision ID: 0x0001 ROM Revision: 113-99703-127 Displays: *DELL D1025TM:* Resolution: 1024 x 768 @ 85 Hz Depth: 32-Bit Color Core Image: Software Main Display: Yes Mirror: Off Online: Yes Quartz Extreme: Supported *Display Connector:* Status: No Display Connected -- Steve Conrad Henrietta, MO 64036 "The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle behind; to go forth and claim our place in outer space." - Capt. Henry Gloval (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") Help Bunny Take Over The World! -- 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
