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just got a new beater (G4 content)
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<blockquote data-quote="Geeky1" data-source="post: 599097" data-attributes="member: 34442"><p>Well, the first question is if this is a Yikes! (PCI graphics) or a Sawtooth (AGP graphics) machine.</p><p></p><p>If it's a PCI machine you're basically SOL on major upgrades. If it's an AGP machine, you can go up to a 7800GT, I believe, with some modifications (and you'll have to flash the card, which is not something for the inexperienced to attempt). But on that machine, the graphics isn't going to be choppy due to the GPU alone. The CPU plays a big part in this-a 450 G4 is just not a fast processor. At all.</p><p></p><p>To get that thing to run even half-decently, you're looking at a CPU upgrade, a video upgrade, a RAM upgrade (max it out) and a new, faster hard drive. And MikeM is right, this machine doesn't have 48 bit LBA support, so you need a PCI controller card to get it to see those 500GB drives properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geeky1, post: 599097, member: 34442"] Well, the first question is if this is a Yikes! (PCI graphics) or a Sawtooth (AGP graphics) machine. If it's a PCI machine you're basically SOL on major upgrades. If it's an AGP machine, you can go up to a 7800GT, I believe, with some modifications (and you'll have to flash the card, which is not something for the inexperienced to attempt). But on that machine, the graphics isn't going to be choppy due to the GPU alone. The CPU plays a big part in this-a 450 G4 is just not a fast processor. At all. To get that thing to run even half-decently, you're looking at a CPU upgrade, a video upgrade, a RAM upgrade (max it out) and a new, faster hard drive. And MikeM is right, this machine doesn't have 48 bit LBA support, so you need a PCI controller card to get it to see those 500GB drives properly. [/QUOTE]
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