Processor Transfer Question

[ercj95]

Christmas is around the corner, and I'm people are asking what I want. Well while what I really what is a Mac Pro 8-core, I can't get that. However, with some web browsing I came across a company selling G4 processors for Power Mac DA dirt cheap. I was wondering, can I take a 667 G4 and transfer it to my current 533 G4 logic board? How do I do that? Unscrew the daughter card? Help!

 

[IroquoisPliskin]

Yes. If you use google there are many CPU swap guides.

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

For the cost of an upgraded processor from say OWC, you are actually better off picking up a used and faster G4 Mac of eBay or Craigslist. You can get Dual 1ghz G4s for Under $200. Then all you need to do is just swap out your hard drive and add your existing memory to the newer one, if there's open slots available.

For the money, going from 533 to 667, you will not notice anything! Bumping it up to 2gb of memory will give you more noticeable results. Then sell your old G4 for $50 or so and use that money to buy a better graphics card, if the G4 you find only has a stock one.

Try to find at least a dual 1ghz either a Quicksilver or MDD(Mirror Drive Doors) G4. Like I said earlier, you could actually find them cheaper without HDD or memory as you can just swap your own but the MDDs do use DDR memory so that will not swap.

Good luck and Happy Holidays.

*added*
To answer your original question. Yes that will work with taking another faster processor and installing it in your older one.

 

[leekohler]

For the cost of an upgraded processor from say OWC, you are actually better off picking up a used and faster G4 Mac of eBay or Craigslist. You can get Dual 1ghz G4s for Under $200. Then all you need to do is just swap out your hard drive and add your existing memory to the newer one, if there's open slots available.

For the money, going from 533 to 667, you will not notice anything! Bumping it up to 2gb of memory will give you more noticeable results. Then sell your old G4 for $50 or so and use that money to buy a better graphics card, if the G4 you find only has a stock one.

Try to find at least a dual 1ghz either a Quicksilver or MDD(Mirror Drive Doors) G4. Like I said earlier, you could actually find them cheaper without HDD or memory as you can just swap your own but the MDDs do use DDR memory so that will not swap.

Good luck and Happy Holidays.

*added*
To answer your original question. Yes that will work with taking another faster processor and installing it in your older one.

I have to say though- I had an old G4 Sawtooth for over six years. I upgraded the processor to 1 Ghz and the RAM to 2 gigs. You can't get 2 gigs in the newer G4s. You can only get 1.5.

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

Yeah I forgot to mention that, thanks. The Quicksilvers only had 3 memory slots where all the other G4 desktops had 4 slots. Don't know why Apple skimped on the QS's?

 

[jodelli]

For the money, going from 533 to 667, you will not notice anything! Bumping it up to 2gb of memory will give you more noticeable results. Then sell your old G4 for $50 or so and use that money to buy a better graphics card, if the G4 you find only has a stock one.

IAWTP. The bump to 667 is hardly worth doing.

I have to say though- I had an old G4 Sawtooth for over six years. I upgraded the processor to 1 Ghz and the RAM to 2 gigs. You can't get 2 gigs in the newer G4s. You can only get 1.5.

Ditto on the Sawtooth, it works decently with those specs, well, relatively anyway.

 

[IroquoisPliskin]

Overclock it for free.
http://power-mac-g4.com/g4digitalaudioclockup.html

I did that to my old 400mhz G4 and despite what OrangeSVTguy might think, a 50mhz bump on these slow sub-1ghz machines IS noticeable!