topgunn
Oct 2, 2005, 03:47 PM
I am selling three items. A Sawtooth Power Mac and PC versions of the nVidia GeForce3 and ATI 9800 Pro flashed with Mac ROMs to work on nearly all AGP Power Macs.
For the Sawtooth, I am asking $250 + actual shipping.
For the 9800 pro, I am asking $125 shipped.
For the GeForce3, I am asking $50 shipped.
For pictures of the Sawtooth, go here. (http://www.texasgunns.com/sawtooth.htm)
For pictures of the 9800 pro, go here. (http://www.texasgunns.com/9800.htm)
For pictures of the GeForce3, go here. (http://www.texasgunns.com/GF3.htm)
SAWTOOTH POWER MAC
First the Sawtooth. Apple refers to it as the "AGP Graphics" Power Mac but it is more commonly referred to buy its code name, Sawtooth. It was introduced in September 1999. I bought this machine a few months ago. I don't know anything about its history or prior owners. What I do know is that it works great. The 120mm fan was a bit loud so I replaced it with an Antec fan with built in speed control. When I bought the machine, it had OS X and OS 9.2.2 installed and both work great. Since I do not have the install disks, the hard drive will be wiped clean when it is shipped out. Again, this machine comes with NO OS or any other software; not even the original restore CD's. You should be able to get them on eBay for a reasonable price.
The computer has 640MB of RAM (3 x 128 and 1 x 256MB), a DVD-RAM drive, a Zip 100 drive, an ATI Rage 128 Pro PCI video card and a 450MHz G4 processor. There are a number of processor upgrades available for this machine. Two I know right off are a 1.6GHz G4 for $269 and a 2.0GHz G4 for $369. This machine, when configured properly, will rival a Mac mini in nearly all tasks. The major advantage over the mini is the ability to add numerous fast hard drives (EIDE, SATA, SCSI), add more memory, and add PCI cards.
This computer would be a great choice for an internet/email only machine or a game machine for those older nostalgic games. Personally, I bought it because I like to tinker but I don't want to spend a lot of money. It runs OS X remarkably well for a 5 year old machine. You can add an airport card to the machine.
On that note, it is a 5 year old machine. It has some scuffs and scratches, the top rear handle is a little loose (I don't have the right tool to tighten it down). It is missing the PCI covers on the back of the machine.
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO
The 9800 pro I bought to test on the Sawtooth. It is a PC version of the card which I flashed with a reduced version of the Mac ROM. I tested all available resolutions on my generic 17" CRT and Dell 2005FW; they all look great. The DVI and VGA ports both work great. You will see in the 2nd image on the linked page above that I have two monitors connected to it. Just as an FYI, when you run two monitors on one card, you split the VRAM between them. That is why each display shows 64MB of RAM. This card is able to run at AGP 2x, 4x, or 8x. As I said, it ran great in my Sawtooth. It will run in any AGP Power Mac and possibly the Cube but I am not sure about the Cube. To run in non Sawtooth G4 Power Macs, pins 3 and 11 will need to be taped.
NVIDIA GEFORCE3
The GeForce3 card was also bought to test in the Sawtooth. It is also a PC version flashed with a Mac ROM. After testing on my CRT and Dell, all resolutions looked good except for 1680x1050 (native resolution on the Dell). The text at this resolution at times had a phasing problem on the right side of each character making the text look fuzzy. If you plan on running this resolution, beware. This card has 64MB of RAM and is a solid upgrade of the standard Rage 128 Pro.
For the Sawtooth, I am asking $250 + actual shipping.
For the 9800 pro, I am asking $125 shipped.
For the GeForce3, I am asking $50 shipped.
For pictures of the Sawtooth, go here. (http://www.texasgunns.com/sawtooth.htm)
For pictures of the 9800 pro, go here. (http://www.texasgunns.com/9800.htm)
For pictures of the GeForce3, go here. (http://www.texasgunns.com/GF3.htm)
SAWTOOTH POWER MAC
First the Sawtooth. Apple refers to it as the "AGP Graphics" Power Mac but it is more commonly referred to buy its code name, Sawtooth. It was introduced in September 1999. I bought this machine a few months ago. I don't know anything about its history or prior owners. What I do know is that it works great. The 120mm fan was a bit loud so I replaced it with an Antec fan with built in speed control. When I bought the machine, it had OS X and OS 9.2.2 installed and both work great. Since I do not have the install disks, the hard drive will be wiped clean when it is shipped out. Again, this machine comes with NO OS or any other software; not even the original restore CD's. You should be able to get them on eBay for a reasonable price.
The computer has 640MB of RAM (3 x 128 and 1 x 256MB), a DVD-RAM drive, a Zip 100 drive, an ATI Rage 128 Pro PCI video card and a 450MHz G4 processor. There are a number of processor upgrades available for this machine. Two I know right off are a 1.6GHz G4 for $269 and a 2.0GHz G4 for $369. This machine, when configured properly, will rival a Mac mini in nearly all tasks. The major advantage over the mini is the ability to add numerous fast hard drives (EIDE, SATA, SCSI), add more memory, and add PCI cards.
This computer would be a great choice for an internet/email only machine or a game machine for those older nostalgic games. Personally, I bought it because I like to tinker but I don't want to spend a lot of money. It runs OS X remarkably well for a 5 year old machine. You can add an airport card to the machine.
On that note, it is a 5 year old machine. It has some scuffs and scratches, the top rear handle is a little loose (I don't have the right tool to tighten it down). It is missing the PCI covers on the back of the machine.
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO
The 9800 pro I bought to test on the Sawtooth. It is a PC version of the card which I flashed with a reduced version of the Mac ROM. I tested all available resolutions on my generic 17" CRT and Dell 2005FW; they all look great. The DVI and VGA ports both work great. You will see in the 2nd image on the linked page above that I have two monitors connected to it. Just as an FYI, when you run two monitors on one card, you split the VRAM between them. That is why each display shows 64MB of RAM. This card is able to run at AGP 2x, 4x, or 8x. As I said, it ran great in my Sawtooth. It will run in any AGP Power Mac and possibly the Cube but I am not sure about the Cube. To run in non Sawtooth G4 Power Macs, pins 3 and 11 will need to be taped.
NVIDIA GEFORCE3
The GeForce3 card was also bought to test in the Sawtooth. It is also a PC version flashed with a Mac ROM. After testing on my CRT and Dell, all resolutions looked good except for 1680x1050 (native resolution on the Dell). The text at this resolution at times had a phasing problem on the right side of each character making the text look fuzzy. If you plan on running this resolution, beware. This card has 64MB of RAM and is a solid upgrade of the standard Rage 128 Pro.
