Just bought a G4 desktop and..

[V1NCETT]

I think it's the digital audio one or whatever, the 533mhz 40g hd and all that.. and I was wondering what are some good kinda cheap upgrades. Any advise??

 

[dtravis7]

Cheap not sure, but I took my 667Mhz G4 Digital Audio to 1.8Ghz, 1.5GB RAM and Radeon 9800 Pro video. How much RAM does it have? Adding more RAM is a good first step. Which OS is on it? If OSX which version? Click the Blue Apple in the Top Left corner and on about this mac.

You can add 120GB Hard Drives (2 of them) with the stock IDE controller chip or add a PCI IDE card for larger drives. You can add a PCI USB 2.0 card also.

 

[V1NCETT]

Processor: 533 MHz

Memory: 128 MB SDRAM

Running OS X 10.3

Anybody have any good sites to buy such upgrades??

 

[dtravis7]

The RAM is PC133 SDRAM. Don't let someone try to tell you that PC100 will work. Your Bus is 133Mhz. I like NewEgg for RAM. I will get back later with a few URL's for the other upgrades.

 

[V1NCETT]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146071

soo would that be what I'm looking for??

and would for right now one of those (if that's what I'm looking for) and 1 120g harddrive be good. thanks for the help!

 

[dtravis7]

No, that is ECC server ram. Here is a URL. You want Unbuffered.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Subcategory=543&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

Here is a Hard Drive that will work.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144174

Those are the basics. Anything else IDE (ATA) 120GB or less will work without modification.

 

[V1NCETT]

Thanks so much!! So I think I'll buy the $80 RAM vs. the $85 one haha. Well the next time I have money I will definitely be buying those, and once again THANKS!

BTW heres a pic of the G4 that I picked up today for $250. (with the monitor, pro keyboard and pro mouse)

 

[dtravis7]

Thanks so much!! So I think I'll buy the $80 RAM vs. the $85 one haha. Well the next time I have money I will definitely be buying those, and once again THANKS!

BTW heres a pic of the G4 that I picked up today for $250. (with the monitor, pro keyboard and pro mouse)

Wow, good deal. I love that monitor. I have the 22" version. If you need any more help, just ask!

 

[V1NCETT]

yeah I love this thing lol. I've wanted a mac for soo long and finally found a deal in my budget haha. This one will run the new os x leopard right?

 

[dtravis7]

It should but for Leopard max it out as far as you can afford.

 

[V1NCETT]

Could you give me some stats that I should go for??

 

[dtravis7]

Here are some URL's for you.

USB 2.0 PCI Card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815104202

CPU, Drive, Video upgrades.

http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upg...I=#TimeFormat(Now(),+&shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades

CPU Upgrades and cards.

http://www.sonnettech.com/product/index.html

http://www.powerlogix.com/products/index.html

http://www.gigadesigns.com/

As far as Leopard, right now we are all taking guess's, but I have talked to a couple of developers and you need RAM. 1GB at least. you can put 3x512Meg PC133 Dimms in that machine and with Leopard you might want that much. The rest time will tell.

 

[V1NCETT]

Alright thanks a lot!!

I think I'm going to try to get it up to like 1.5-1.8GHz and 1g of RAM then possibly going up to 1.5. and for now just 1 120g HD. Then the USB 2.0 PCI card. Also I was wondering the Firewire on this computer, it's the 400 right? So I should be able to upload video through that right?

 

[iRye]

Yes, it is FireWire 400. =]

 

[V1NCETT]

sweet =]

That's pretty much what I'm building this up for. Editing/producing skateboard video.

 

[Gav]

yeah I love this thing lol. I've wanted a mac for soo long and finally found a deal in my budget haha. This one will run the new os x leopard right?

Very nice buy, $250 is a very good price

However, in its current condition it will not run Leopard, Leopards minimum requirements (you NEED this to start the installer) are:

• 800Mhz G4 or Above
• 512MB Ram

512mb is the cheapest bit, the 800Mhz may be a bit more expensive.

& as for the PC100 not working in the Mac, just to let you know, it works in my AGP Graphics G4

 

[V1NCETT]

Yeah I know I'm very glad that I found it, and yes I know I can't run leopard on it now. That's why I'm going to upgrade it to 1.8GHz, 1.5g RAM, and eventually 240g HD. So until then I'll stick with panther.

..but I'm just glad to have a mac. I <3 this thing!!

 

[technologist]

Very nice buy, $250 is a very good price

However, in its current condition it will not run Leopard, Leopards minimum requirements (you NEED this to start the installer) are:

• 800Mhz G4 or Above
• 512MB Ram

512mb is the cheapest bit, the 800Mhz may be a bit more expensive.

& as for the PC100 not working in the Mac, just to let you know, it works in my AGP Graphics G4

To be specific, these are the requirements for the beta. The final release requirements are unknown.

 

[dtravis7]

Very nice buy, $250 is a very good price

However, in its current condition it will not run Leopard, Leopards minimum requirements (you NEED this to start the installer) are:

• 800Mhz G4 or Above
• 512MB Ram

512mb is the cheapest bit, the 800Mhz may be a bit more expensive.

& as for the PC100 not working in the Mac, just to let you know, it works in my AGP Graphics G4

You are incorrect. An AGP has a 100Mhz Bus and takes PC100 SDRAM. A Digital Audio runs at 133Mhz. A Digital Audio will not run with PC100 RAM unless the PC100 is capable of 133Mhz.

http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/g4-133.shtml

And where are you getting the Leopard specs from? Last I saw is a G4 CPU.

I would normally say nothing but can't sit back and let the OP purchase PC100 and have the machine not even post.