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Worth it to Upgrade Processor on PowerMac Dual G4 450 (Gigabit)?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alexis" data-source="post: 326814" data-attributes="member: 16911"><p>What are you using it for? </p><p></p><p>It would be far more cost effective to spend the money for a processor upgrade, more memory and better graphics card towards getting something like an Intel Mac Mini, especially since you have a a monitor, keyboard and mouse already.</p><p></p><p>It's just a false economy to drag a G4 closer to up to date. The speed improvement wouldn't be overwhelming, especially since you already have a dual G4 in it.</p><p></p><p>I can still remember the Overdrive Pentium Heath Robinson contraptions of old - bolt on processor upgrades always give poor performance gains for the price. They look tempting, but are silly money when you consider the alternatives available.</p><p></p><p>If you got a good deal for it, personally I'd stick it back on ebay and cash in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexis, post: 326814, member: 16911"] What are you using it for? It would be far more cost effective to spend the money for a processor upgrade, more memory and better graphics card towards getting something like an Intel Mac Mini, especially since you have a a monitor, keyboard and mouse already. It's just a false economy to drag a G4 closer to up to date. The speed improvement wouldn't be overwhelming, especially since you already have a dual G4 in it. I can still remember the Overdrive Pentium Heath Robinson contraptions of old - bolt on processor upgrades always give poor performance gains for the price. They look tempting, but are silly money when you consider the alternatives available. If you got a good deal for it, personally I'd stick it back on ebay and cash in. [/QUOTE]
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