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cpu upgrade worth it for g4 450 sawtooth?
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<blockquote data-quote="Avalon" data-source="post: 93612" data-attributes="member: 5184"><p>Upgrading the CPU and disks will make it significantly faster, yet the bus will always be the bottleneck.</p><p>If you don't need upgradability, go with the Mac mini, put 1GB of RAM in it and maybe add an external HD for space.</p><p></p><p>Allthough, if you have some PCI cards you still want to use, or if you simply need the upgradability of a tower, sell your Sawtooth and try to get a Quicksilver with dual CPU or a more recent MDD. They have a faster bus, faster AGP slot, and the MDD can take 4 HDs internally. It just depends on your budget. But either way, you will not be able to use your Sawtooth's memory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Avalon, post: 93612, member: 5184"] Upgrading the CPU and disks will make it significantly faster, yet the bus will always be the bottleneck. If you don't need upgradability, go with the Mac mini, put 1GB of RAM in it and maybe add an external HD for space. Allthough, if you have some PCI cards you still want to use, or if you simply need the upgradability of a tower, sell your Sawtooth and try to get a Quicksilver with dual CPU or a more recent MDD. They have a faster bus, faster AGP slot, and the MDD can take 4 HDs internally. It just depends on your budget. But either way, you will not be able to use your Sawtooth's memory. [/QUOTE]
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