PCI graphics card for g4(yikes)

Bboble · Bboble #1 (**permalink**)

08-16-2006, 03:16 AM

I currently have a ati rage 128 16mb ram in my 400MHZ G4 with almost a gig of ram. I know that my graphics card is my main bottleneck. Most flash on websites, and some google videos are a bit skippy(no where near smooth). Is this my graphics card, or is this just the fact that my machine is from before 2000. I could pick up a radeon 7000 for 30 bucks, or one with 64MB for 50 or so. Or I could get a 9200 for about a hundred bucks. Atleast with a Radeon I should be able to use PCI extreme and activite quartz, and core imaging. Do I have any other options, or is it not worth it? I figure what I have now is just garbage, and a 7000 would be a good step up... Not like im going to be able to play many games anyways with 400mhz, so i shouldn't need the 9200.

TIA

Ghostwolf · Ghostwolf #2 (**permalink**)

08-16-2006, 04:50 PM

The Radeon 7000 for $30 sounds like a good choice to me. ^_^

deus_ex_machina · deus_ex_machina #3 (**permalink**)

08-16-2006, 05:00 PM

Radeon 7000 should suit you well

Bboble · Bboble #4 (**permalink**)

08-16-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deus_ex_machina

Radeon 7000 should suit you well

Will it be that big of a performance gain? I know its cheap, but from 7000 to 9200 What kind of gain can I see?

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Bboble #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-16-2006, 03:16 AM I currently have a ati rage 128 16mb ram in my 400MHZ G4 with almost a gig of ram. I know that my graphics card is my main bottleneck. Most flash on websites, and some google videos are a bit skippy(no where near smooth). Is this my graphics card, or is this just the fact that my machine is from before 2000. I could pick up a radeon 7000 for 30 bucks, or one with 64MB for 50 or so. Or I could get a 9200 for about a hundred bucks. Atleast with a Radeon I should be able to use PCI extreme and activite quartz, and core imaging. Do I have any other options, or is it not worth it? I figure what I have now is just garbage, and a 7000 would be a good step up... Not like im going to be able to play many games anyways with 400mhz, so i shouldn't need the 9200. TIA
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Ghostwolf #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 35 Mac Specs: Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) 400 MHz	08-16-2006, 04:50 PM The Radeon 7000 for $30 sounds like a good choice to me. ^_^
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