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#473351 - 08/31/07 03:30 PM Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
termatt56 Registered: 07/04/07 Posts: 35 Loc: New Zealand	Ive finally worked out the probs with my powermac g3 beige and now Im looking to upgarde acn anyone give me an idea of upgardes and cost
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#473352 - 08/31/07 05:12 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
zenstate Registered: 10/16/04 Posts: 586 Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada	http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades...s=Show+Upgrades _________________________ Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz - 2GB RAM - 200GB 7200rpm HD Sawtooth w/G4 1GHz - 1GB RAM - SIIG SATA w/2x1TB HD B&W w/G4 600MHz - 1GB RAM - 2x80GB HD Sawtooth G4 400MHz - 512MB RAM - 40GB HD Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD 2.94TB Total Storage
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#473353 - 08/31/07 07:17 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
termatt56 Registered: 07/04/07 Posts: 35 Loc: New Zealand	OKay thanks what about ram?
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#473354 - 08/31/07 07:23 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
zenstate Registered: 10/16/04 Posts: 586 Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada	http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades...s=Show+Upgrades you can put up to 768MB _________________________ Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz - 2GB RAM - 200GB 7200rpm HD Sawtooth w/G4 1GHz - 1GB RAM - SIIG SATA w/2x1TB HD B&W w/G4 600MHz - 1GB RAM - 2x80GB HD Sawtooth G4 400MHz - 512MB RAM - 40GB HD Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD 2.94TB Total Storage
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#473355 - 08/31/07 07:25 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
zenstate Registered: 10/16/04 Posts: 586 Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada	You should also consider buying this vram upgrade: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/G3VRAM4/ It will allow you to run higher resolutions with higher colour depth. _________________________ Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz - 2GB RAM - 200GB 7200rpm HD Sawtooth w/G4 1GHz - 1GB RAM - SIIG SATA w/2x1TB HD B&W w/G4 600MHz - 1GB RAM - 2x80GB HD Sawtooth G4 400MHz - 512MB RAM - 40GB HD Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD 2.94TB Total Storage
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#473356 - 08/31/07 09:18 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
maestro Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1656	Get a vid card for that thing! I also suggest a hard drive controller card. That should really speed things up.
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#473357 - 08/31/07 09:50 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
zenstate Registered: 10/16/04 Posts: 586 Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada	Yes a real PCI vid card would be best. I recommended the vram upgrade because its only $20.. _________________________ Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz - 2GB RAM - 200GB 7200rpm HD Sawtooth w/G4 1GHz - 1GB RAM - SIIG SATA w/2x1TB HD B&W w/G4 600MHz - 1GB RAM - 2x80GB HD Sawtooth G4 400MHz - 512MB RAM - 40GB HD Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD 2.94TB Total Storage
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#473358 - 08/31/07 10:29 PM Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 [Re: Atomiggisse]
maestro Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1656	BUT, you can find ati 7000s for around the same price, which would be much better. I seriously recommend the ata/sata card too, as the hd speed on that board is only 5-10mb. You can overclock too if you have the right processor. I did get a G3 copper to 450 in the desktop version with some extra cooling. Keep us posted. Old Macs are cool and modded old Macs are even cooler!
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