Recipe for Turning your PM 7200 into a beast

digitalrampage · Aug 4, 2001, 06:24 PM

Recipe :

Description : Turn your old 7200 into a BEAST.

Ingredients :

1x PCI Firewire 3port/USB 2port Combo Card
1x Sonnet G4/400 PCI Card
4x 128mb FPM Dimms
1x 32mb PCI Grpahics card with DVI out
1x 18gb 10000 RPM HDD
1x SCSI Zip 250 and Beige Bezel
1x 32x SCSI CD-ROM
1x DVI-ADC COnverter hub
1x Apple Pro Keyboard
1x Apple Pro Mouse
1x 60gb FIrewire Drive
1x 16x CD-Burner DVD combo
1x Apple 17 Inch LCD Studio Display with ADC

Method :

Open 7200
Remove HD, memory, PC Card, CD
Clean
Install NEW ZIP, HDD, CD, USB FIREWIRE Card, Video card, and G4 400 PCI Card
Install new ram
Close case
Hook up all Firewire and USB modules
Hook up DVI to ADC Converter (yes these are available now!!!)
Hook up 17inch Flat panel display
Boot, install OS 9.1 (Os X is being planned for the Processor upgrade card)

And You got one mean mother of a PowerMac 7200 in all its glory.

And the best thing is, if you had enough cash, everything mentioned is possible.

Cheers

Aj

menoinjun · Aug 4, 2001, 11:31 PM

buy a g4. easier and faster.

-Pete

blakespot · Aug 5, 2001, 10:19 AM

There really is something to be said for the improved bus speed in the new G4's (133MHz) vs. the 7200 (50MHz). Also, the more advanced PCI arbitration chipset, etc.

Arn here moved from a 7500 (upgraded to G3 300) to a G4 350 and apparently the noticeable speed improvement was massive. And this was under OS 8.6, just general desktop stuff--so AltiVec was doing nothing here--this is mainly system architecture improvement issues--not as much MHz or G4's might over G3, etc. (G4's and G3's tend to bench similarly when AtliVec is not used.)

blakespot

MrMacMan · Aug 5, 2001, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by digitalrampage
Recipe :

Description : Turn your old 7200 into a BEAST.

Ingredients :

1x PCI Firewire 3port/USB 2port Combo Card
1x Sonnet G4/400 PCI Card
4x 128mb FPM Dimms
1x 32mb PCI Grpahics card with DVI out
1x 18gb 10000 RPM HDD
1x SCSI Zip 250 and Beige Bezel
1x 32x SCSI CD-ROM
1x DVI-ADC COnverter hub
1x Apple Pro Keyboard
1x Apple Pro Mouse
1x 60gb FIrewire Drive
1x 16x CD-Burner DVD combo
1x Apple 17 Inch LCD Studio Display with ADC

Method :

Open 7200
Remove HD, memory, PC Card, CD
Clean
Install NEW ZIP, HDD, CD, USB FIREWIRE Card, Video card, and G4 400 PCI Card
Install new ram
Close case
Hook up all Firewire and USB modules
Hook up DVI to ADC Converter (yes these are available now!!!)
Hook up 17inch Flat panel display
Boot, install OS 9.1 (Os X is being planned for the Processor upgrade card)

And You got one mean mother of a PowerMac 7200 in all its glory.

And the best thing is, if you had enough cash, everything mentioned is possible.

Cheers

Aj

Ah how much Money compared to a normal G4?
Really it seems like more.

Kela · Aug 23, 2001, 06:44 AM

Believe me or not, I actually think apple should go pack to the look of their old towers (i.e white). Looked very classical and stylish. Just imagine the power of a quiksilver dual 800 housed in an old tower very nice indeed.

eyelikeart · Aug 23, 2001, 08:40 AM

You're right, I don't believe u....

Kela · Aug 24, 2001, 02:10 AM

Honestly, they looked good. Just imagine. Or they should go with COMPLETELY clear cases.

mnkeybsness · Sep 1, 2001, 02:15 PM

both of kela's ideas would be incredibly gay

Aug 4, 2001, 11:31 PM	#2
menoinjun macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2001	buy a g4. easier and faster. -Pete __________________ "Let's Go Exploring!!" -Calvin and Hobbes
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Aug 23, 2001, 06:44 AM	#5
Kela macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2001 Location: US	unneccesary post Believe me or not, I actually think apple should go pack to the look of their old towers (i.e white). Looked very classical and stylish. Just imagine the power of a quiksilver dual 800 housed in an old tower very nice indeed.
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Aug 23, 2001, 08:40 AM	#6
eyelikeart Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Metairie, LA	well... You're right, I don't believe u....
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Aug 24, 2001, 02:10 AM	#7
Kela macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2001 Location: US	no seriously Honestly, they looked good. Just imagine. Or they should go with COMPLETELY clear cases.
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Sep 1, 2001, 02:15 PM	#8
mnkeybsness macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Moneyapolis, Minnesota	both of kela's ideas would be incredibly gay __________________ Scribbls - a collaborative drawing community designed to combine drawings into outcomes—no talent required.
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Aug 4, 2001, 06:24 PM	#1
digitalrampage macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia	Recipe : Description : Turn your old 7200 into a BEAST. Ingredients : 1x PCI Firewire 3port/USB 2port Combo Card 1x Sonnet G4/400 PCI Card 4x 128mb FPM Dimms 1x 32mb PCI Grpahics card with DVI out 1x 18gb 10000 RPM HDD 1x SCSI Zip 250 and Beige Bezel 1x 32x SCSI CD-ROM 1x DVI-ADC COnverter hub 1x Apple Pro Keyboard 1x Apple Pro Mouse 1x 60gb FIrewire Drive 1x 16x CD-Burner DVD combo 1x Apple 17 Inch LCD Studio Display with ADC Method : Open 7200 Remove HD, memory, PC Card, CD Clean Install NEW ZIP, HDD, CD, USB FIREWIRE Card, Video card, and G4 400 PCI Card Install new ram Close case Hook up all Firewire and USB modules Hook up DVI to ADC Converter (yes these are available now!!!) Hook up 17inch Flat panel display Boot, install OS 9.1 (Os X is being planned for the Processor upgrade card) And You got one mean mother of a PowerMac 7200 in all its glory. And the best thing is, if you had enough cash, everything mentioned is possible. Cheers Aj
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Aug 5, 2001, 10:19 AM	#3
blakespot macrumors god Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alexandria, VA	There really is something to be said for the improved bus speed in the new G4's (133MHz) vs. the 7200 (50MHz). Also, the more advanced PCI arbitration chipset, etc. Arn here moved from a 7500 (upgraded to G3 300) to a G4 350 and apparently the noticeable speed improvement was massive. And this was under OS 8.6, just general desktop stuff--so AltiVec was doing nothing here--this is mainly system architecture improvement issues--not as much MHz or G4's might over G3, etc. (G4's and G3's tend to bench similarly when AtliVec is not used.) blakespot
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