---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: PowerMac G4 Processor Date: Sunday, 16. December 2012 From: Bill Connelly <billycarmac...@verizon.net> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > On Dec 15, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Alex Sciortino wrote: > > I ordered the 450mhz replacement. Are there any things I can do it > > improve my server's performance? > > Not an expert on this, but maybe adding an SATA PCI card and SATA > drives.
The throughput is limited by the speed of the bus. PCI bus speed is normally 33 MHz, at 32 bits this results in a peek throughput performance of 133 MB/s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI#Conventional_hardware_specifications If the cards would be running with 66 MHz it will double the throughput. Using a Ultra ATA/133 PCI card will technically and logically use up 100% peek performance of the PCI bus. If other PCI cards are installed alongside, the performance will drop. Don’t know how much a SCSI card will give you. Don’t know if a SATA card is cheap to get, but SATA-1 will suffice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Revisions Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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
