Upgrades

mattmack

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 25, 2003

• #1

Has anyone tried the new upgrade cards for the G4 (agp graphics) there are now several options with prices coming down. anyone have a good opinion of one they like? Thanks😎

 

tazo

macrumors 68040

• May 25, 2003

• #2

You can't go wrong with Sonnet Technologies

 

mattmack

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 25, 2003

• #3

Originally posted by tazo
You can't go wrong with Sonnet Technologies

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Yeah i have used there upgrades b4 and never had a problem. Upgraded a power mac 6100/60 av to a g3 266 and it is still chugging along

 

wsteineker

macrumors 6502a

• May 25, 2003

• #4

They work with every current version of OS X, but there's nothing stopping Apple from excluding compatibility with future operating systems. That being said, it'd be kind of silly of them to do such a thing. The reviews of the Sonnet card are especially good.

 

mattmack

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2003

• #5

Originally posted by wsteineker
They work with every current version of OS X, but there's nothing stopping Apple from excluding compatibility with future operating systems. That being said, it'd be kind of silly of them to do such a thing. The reviews of the Sonnet card are especially good.

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I think if Apple ever goes to a 64 bit os they will eventually stop supporting the G4/G3. until that happens I think we're safe😉 . The only thing I don't like about the Sonnet card is you have to reuse the heatsink that is installed in your computer. I also heard that the DDR ram as the backside cache doesn't affect performance all that much. That being said I will probably go with the sonnet card for reputation, but I'm still open to influence