How to mac PowerMac G5 "snappier"?

[ZacharyFurgeson]

I was wondering what I could do to make 10.5.8 feel smoother and snappier on my G5. I currently have a dual 1.8ghz G5 with 5.5GB ram and a Radeon 9600. I'm wondering what I could upgrade to make it not so sluggish.​

 

[eyoungren]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-leopard-speed-improvements.1723868/

If you use TenFourFox (Firefox for PowerPC Macs) see the link in my signature to optimize it.

 

[ZacharyFurgeson]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-leopard-speed-improvements.1723868/

If you use TenFourFox (Firefox for PowerPC Macs) see the link in my signature to optimize it.

I use TFF but I'm talking what could I do to speed up the general OS

 

[eyoungren]

I use TFF but I'm talking what could I do to speed up the general OS

Well, the link in my post is the one for Leopard speed improvements, not the link in my signature. 😉

 

[ZacharyFurgeson]

Well, the link in my post is the one for Leopard speed improvements, not the link in my signature. 😉

Oh my bad

 

[eyoungren]

Oh my bad

No worries! Hope it helps you out though.

 

[Hack5190]

I was wondering what I could do to make 10.5.8 feel smoother and snappier on my G5. I currently have a dual 1.8ghz G5 with 5.5GB ram and a Radeon 9600. I'm wondering what I could upgrade to make it not so sluggish.​

1) Swap the HD for a SSD

2) Give some idea of how / what you use it for

 

[Dronecatcher]

Most speed tricks produce appreciable results on lower G4 systems - I'd recommend a re-install of Leopard to wipe off the cobwebs. Sometimes, even uninstalled apps can leave running processes behind that slow the system down - run Console to check for any rogue processes that are still active etc.