> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Jay Summers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Sonnet Crescendo PCI upgrade cards and OS X > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:21:36 -0600 > > > On Dec 1, 2004, at 12:40 PM, Alejandro Desalvo wrote: > >> Hi, I'm wondering how good would it be to upgrade my PPC 9600 with a >> Sonnet >> Crescendo G4 800 MHz upgrade. I'm not sure wich is the latest version >> of OS >> X that can be used with this card. And as my biggest purpose is to >> upgrade >> to the new Mac system... it would be interesting to be able to run the >> latest versions. >> >> Well, if any of you are using this cards I'd appreciate to let me know >> how >> they work. > > I've got the Sonnet G4 800 MHz card running in a PowerTower Pro 180 and > it runs great. Bought one off of Ebay for $270 US. I'm running OS > 10.3.6 with no problems whatsoever. The PTP 180's came with a IXMicro > Twin Turbo card with is not compatible with the Sonnet Card, so I had > to upgrade to a Radeon 9200 PCI video card. Make sure you max out the > RAM, I've got 1 Gig. With the slower bus speeds, it will never be a top > performer, but it is a very usable setup. I mainly do graphic design > and web development on it running Apache, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop and > Dreamweaver. > > The 9600 should be very similar to the PowerTower Pro, so you should > see similar results. > > HTH, > j
$270 plus the cost of the Radeon 9200 PCI video card and more RAM does start to add up. I know the temptation, it is a sort of inertia paradoxically, to go on with the devil one knows and loves but I do agree with Bruce Johnson. Perhaps really, if you need OS X, go buy a machine for it. You have not invested heavily yet... You'll not overcome the bus limitation and it might become increasingly frustrating from now on... best of luck anyway... David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
