Processors are usually rated at CPU speed, but who does gaussean blurs for hours on end? I do lots of movie compression, so CPU speed helps, but it also helps if you have a fast bus if you just want to copy large files.
ron
Forgive my ignorance, but I have some questions regarding 2 recently acquired PCI macs. The first is a PowerMac 9500/200. The second is a 6500/225. Both have 136mb ram in the 6500, and about 200mb in the 9500, both run OS 9.1 I have need of doing some very basic video editing, and I hope to be able to use these to accomplish these simple tasks.
First, I want to know about the difference between the processors and system buses on these two machines. I have already done some work in photoshop on both of these machines, and there is a noticeable speed advantage in the 9500, even though it has the slower clock speed. Does the reason for the speed disparity reside in the chips themselves, meaning that the 604 in the 9500/200 is that much superior to the 603 in the 6500/225? Or, is it possible that the 10mHz difference in the system bus makes that much difference? (40mHz in the 6500 versus 50 in the 9500)
Secondly, I have a question about processor upgrades and system bus speed. Let's just say that I wanted to install a G3/400 processor upgrade in the 9500. Would the system bus speed allow me to take advantage of the dramatic increase in processing power? Would the bus speed choke the transmission of high amounts of data? Would I continue to get dropped frames? Would a G4 upgrade fare any better than a G3 in the 9500?
Thirdly, I have been less than impressed with the 6500. Are these machines worth upgrading, considering that I am interested in doing video editing? Or should I save my pennies for a dual processor G4 on the used market?
I admit that I am quite ignorant on these things, so forgive me if my questions are misguided. But I do want to learn, so any input would be appreciated.
Damien
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