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<blockquote data-quote="nickskates4lyfe" data-source="post: 417496" data-attributes="member: 32852"><p>Hello all it's my first time posting here and i must say i love the site. I've been Reading around and can't seem to find my answer. I recently purchased a PowerMac G3 Blue & White from eBay for $31.00 (i stole it from ebay lol) here are the specs.</p><p></p><p></p><p># 400MHz PowerPC G3 CPU</p><p># 416MB RAM</p><p># 40GB HDD (IBM Deskstar)</p><p># DVD/CD-RW GCC-44808 drive</p><p># IOMEGA ZIP 100MB drive</p><p># ATI Radeon 7000 (RV100) 64MB VRAM with D-SUB, DVI and S-VIDEO ports</p><p># Realtek 802.11B Wireless card</p><p># 1 x FireWire port </p><p># 2 x USB ports</p><p># 1 x Ethernet port</p><p># OS X 10.4.9 </p><p></p><p>The problem im having is the Processor, i want to do and upgrade to a 1.0Ghz PowerLogix card, i know the card will work in my system but i've notced OS X doesnt support CPU upgrades will this pose a problem? Im new to Mac i am a PC Tech not a Mac genius any help is appreciated. Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickskates4lyfe, post: 417496, member: 32852"] Hello all it's my first time posting here and i must say i love the site. I've been Reading around and can't seem to find my answer. I recently purchased a PowerMac G3 Blue & White from eBay for $31.00 (i stole it from ebay lol) here are the specs. # 400MHz PowerPC G3 CPU # 416MB RAM # 40GB HDD (IBM Deskstar) # DVD/CD-RW GCC-44808 drive # IOMEGA ZIP 100MB drive # ATI Radeon 7000 (RV100) 64MB VRAM with D-SUB, DVI and S-VIDEO ports # Realtek 802.11B Wireless card # 1 x FireWire port # 2 x USB ports # 1 x Ethernet port # OS X 10.4.9 The problem im having is the Processor, i want to do and upgrade to a 1.0Ghz PowerLogix card, i know the card will work in my system but i've notced OS X doesnt support CPU upgrades will this pose a problem? Im new to Mac i am a PC Tech not a Mac genius any help is appreciated. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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