I'm bias, but I'd go with the Daystar/XLR8 Carrier cards. You said it yourself, you can replace the *much* cheaper ZIF. For the price I'd go with the G4/350. But you won't really notice that much of a difference unless you are running OSX. The G3 is faster, but in OSX the AltiVec engine really makes a difference. However with the faster clock speed I'd say go with the G3 if you are going to stay in OS9.
-Rob <quote who="Amazin"> > Guys (and gals) > > I'll finally upgrade my trusty 8600/250, and after a long > research I found the following prices for CPU upgrades, all > with 1mb of L2 cache: > > Daystar - Daystar Carrier Mach > ------------------------------ > G3 400 ............................... $ 125,00 > G4 350 ............................... $ 145,00 > > > OWC (Sonnet Crescendo cards) > ---------------------------- > G3 450 ............................... $ 140,00 > G3 500 ............................... $ 178,00 > > > Small Dog (Sonnet Crescendo cards) > ---------------------------------- > G3 500 ............................... $ 175,00 > G4 450 ............................... $ 225,00 > > > I really liked the Daystar Carrier cards, as it'll > allow me to upgrade just the processor (tons of > ZIF cards will be in eBay in a year or so). > > Are they reilable ? What is better: a [EMAIL PROTECTED] or > a [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? Or should I go for a G3 card @ 450 > from Sonnet ? > > $180 would be the biggest I would pay for an > accelerator card. > > Thanks mates, I'm getting a little mad, money is > very tight down here in Brasil, so I must make > a very nice purchase > > Amazin -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
