MDD Upgrade

Hello all,
I just got into macs about a month ago. I got a Powerbook G4 Ti 800, then I got a MDD 1.25 Solo. I was thinking about getting a new DP daughter card for the G4, but was wondering if I should just get the 1.25 DP or if something faster would be ok for that main board. Also, I really need the copper heat sink right? I got a USB 2.0 card, and I'm going to get a SATA card. Does the SATA card help out performance?

 

After looking around on e-bay I found the 1.25 DP for a lot cheaper then the 1.42, so I'm probably going to go with that. I'm also going to try to get a copper heat sink too. I think I'm going to hold off on the SATA card for now. I really didn't realize how much they were. I got a few 80 gig 7200 rpm IDE drives for now ("junk" sale $2 each). I'm also going to try to get a wi-fi card soon. I'm really impressed with the MDD even with the uni 1.25 (its the 2003 model with OS9 support). I got the tower, 17" ADC Studio, keyboard and mouse for $40 so I really didn't expect much, but am quite happy.

However, the Powerbook Ti 800 I bought for $100, was my first Mac and I really didn't test just bought blind off Craigslist. It has 10.5 Lep on it and I bumped it up to 1 gig ram but still feels a little sluggish, compared to the MDD. I was thinking about finding a copy of Tiger and seeing if it helps. 10.5 really is for higher than 867 (or something close from what I read online) but I saw how you could make it work for lower machines. But, do you think it would run better with Tiger? Also, just a quick thought, the cd-rom drive is toast (also the nvram battery, and main battery ) do they make an IDE drive case to replace the cd drive?

 

Thanks for all the advice...this board is full of wisdom. I saw a PC Radeon 9800 Pro at Goodwill for cheap. I bought it after seeing about it on this board and several websites. Using Remote Desktop I got it flashed over and working. Only snag was I forgot that it needed power and didn't buy a splitter, but I was able to pull the power from the ATA/66 side and make it reach. I still didn't get a chance to order the dual processor yet, but thanks for the heads up about the heat sinks.

I also have an iMac 350 Mhz (Summer 2000 or 2001) that I got loaded up with some classic games that really run well. I got Monkey Island 2 (prob my favorite adventure game), Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (which I never played yet), Duke Nukem 3D, and several others. This really gives this machine much more purpose for me.

I was going to put Tiger on the Powerbook G4 Ti DVI 800Mhz, but just didn't have much time to toy with it.

I'm thinking about selling the iMac and Powerbook as a combo on Craigslist. I really like them, but the MDD basically can do everything that the other two can. I might just give them to my younger nephews, and try to give them some Mac experience.

Thanks again for all the great info.