Posted by: termatt56
Upgrading a powermac g3 - 08/31/07 03:30 PM
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
Posted by: termatt56
Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 - 08/31/07 07:17 PM
OKay thanks what about ram?
Posted by: zenstate
Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 - 08/31/07 07:25 PM
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.
Posted by: maestro
Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 - 08/31/07 09:18 PM
Get a vid card for that thing! I also suggest a hard drive controller card. That should really speed things up.
Posted by: zenstate
Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 - 08/31/07 09:50 PM
Yes a real PCI vid card would be best. I recommended the vram upgrade because its only $20..
Posted by: maestro
Re: Upgrading a powermac g3 - 08/31/07 10:29 PM
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!