PowerPC :: G4 Upgrade Options - Decent Vide Cards?
Feb 20, 2007
I know the G4s are 733mhz and below, I'm not sure if they're Quicksilvers or DAs, I could probably find out, but I already bugged an IT guy once, so I'm not sure I want to ask again.Now, assuming these are at a decent price (from what I've heard, they usually are), is it worth it to buy one and upgrade? I've been reading over lowendmac.com, and I see both of the 733mhz models will accept dual 1.8 cards/boards. This probably won't be my primary machine, but my Photoshop machine until I get a Mac Pro.How much are the 733mhz machines worth, they probably have 1gb or so of ram, and a decent(for the time) vide card. The school doesn't really skimp, in our photo department, we have G5s w/dual 2ghz, 4gb RAM, and 23" ACDs.
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Mar 5, 2009
For all of you who are looking to compare video cards here is a decent list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...rd,2011-6.html
I think the 120 = 9500GT and the 130 = 9600GT. Please correct me if I am wrong as I am not positive about this.
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Acrobat Distiller 7.0
Illustrator CS1
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Microsoft Office (don't know what version but I've had it for years)
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