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I've installed and overclocked a new version of the Radeon 7000 64MB and may perhaps move to a 9200. I'm going to have 896mb of memory, and want to upgrade the processor.
I'm in the process of painting the case and at the same time overdoing the cooling, especially since the OC'd 7000 creates insane heat. I still think this computer has a life, but what processor should I install?
I don't want to go for the 1ghz G4 as it kills the bus speed to 66mhz blah blah blah, not to mention the outragious price. I want to use Final Cut Pro and play games such as Halo if possible. FCP only needs a 350Mhz G4 and Halo needs like a 700Mhz G4. I'm woundering if a 1.1Ghz G3 would supply the needs of these programs. Perhaps with all the cooling I'm installing I will also be able to overclock the G3, although I don't know how possible this is.
So...600Mhz G4 or 1.1Ghz G3? I know FCP is heavy on the altivec, but will the doubled clock speed make up for it? Can either of these processors even run Halo with a useable framerate?
Thanks for your help!
I'm in the process of painting the case and at the same time overdoing the cooling, especially since the OC'd 7000 creates insane heat. I still think this computer has a life, but what processor should I install?
I don't want to go for the 1ghz G4 as it kills the bus speed to 66mhz blah blah blah, not to mention the outragious price. I want to use Final Cut Pro and play games such as Halo if possible. FCP only needs a 350Mhz G4 and Halo needs like a 700Mhz G4. I'm woundering if a 1.1Ghz G3 would supply the needs of these programs. Perhaps with all the cooling I'm installing I will also be able to overclock the G3, although I don't know how possible this is.
So...600Mhz G4 or 1.1Ghz G3? I know FCP is heavy on the altivec, but will the doubled clock speed make up for it? Can either of these processors even run Halo with a useable framerate?
Thanks for your help!