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jerseyjim0
Dec 15, 2008, 06:20 PM
Is it possible to upgrade the mac mini g4 to a intel processor or some other processor thats faster? Or motherboard upgrades? Well i appericate the help, and i hope there is an upgrade


robbieduncan
Dec 15, 2008, 06:22 PM
Basically no. You certainly can't upgrade to an Intel CPU...
nick9191
Dec 15, 2008, 06:26 PM
You can upgrade it as far as a 1.67Ghz G4 I believe. You'll get more speed out of her by putting in a faster 7200rpm hard drive, and more RAM if you haven't already.
jerseyjim0
Dec 15, 2008, 06:31 PM
You can upgrade it as far as a 1.67Ghz G4 I believe. You'll get more speed out of her by putting in a faster 7200rpm hard drive, and more RAM if you haven't already.

it already has 1gb RAM, and so putting a bigger HD in ill get little more? What kind of HD would i need for the g4 mac? I just want little more GHZ out of it, i need to find a way!!!!!!!1 THanks for the help!
Dont Hurt Me
Dec 15, 2008, 06:35 PM
Which Mac mini do you have? if its a 1.25 you can speed it up a little
Tallest Skil
Dec 15, 2008, 06:36 PM
it already has 1gb RAM, and so putting a bigger HD in ill get little more? What kind of HD would i need for the g4 mac? I just want little more GHZ out of it, i need to find a way!!!!!!!1 THanks for the help!

It has to be ATA, and you can't get any more "GHz" out of it.
jerseyjim0
Dec 16, 2008, 12:51 AM
Which Mac mini do you have? if its a 1.25 you can speed it up a little

yeah its a 1.25. Really? i would only like little more, i would even to try to upgrade the motherboard.
Cassie
Dec 16, 2008, 12:59 AM
It may be possible to get an Intel logic board in there...but from my experience, an Intel mini logic board costs almost as much as a brand new Intel mini itself, so it's not really worth it.

But, even though I have a 1.83 Ghz Intel mini, my daily computing is done on my iBook G4 1.33 GHz, and it's definitely sufficient for basic needs.

Max out the RAM, get a faster hard drive, and your mini should be pretty speedy. :)
localoid
Dec 16, 2008, 01:14 AM
You should be able to get it up to at least 1.42GHz...

Overclocking the Apple Mac mini (http://www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com/macmini/) (PPC)
Dont Hurt Me
Dec 16, 2008, 05:53 PM
yeah its a 1.25. Really? i would only like little more, i would even to try to upgrade the motherboard.You can take it up to 1.42, max the memory and drop in a better hard drive. Thats about it. All you need to take it to 1.42 is a sharp razor blade.:)
nick9191
Dec 17, 2008, 05:06 PM
You can take it up to 1.42, max the memory and drop in a better hard drive. Thats about it. All you need to take it to 1.42 is a sharp razor blade.:)
I remember hearing that you could upgrade it to the 1.67 found in the Powerbooks at the time. Or is it a different chipset.