Upgrading my G4 MDD dual 867 with Gigadesigns dual 1.33 upgrade; worth it?

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Upgrading my G4 MDD dual 867 with Gigadesigns dual 1.33 upgrade; worth it?

I am updgrading my PowerMac G4 dual 867 and doing most of the usual; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB AGP video card, more internal hard drives, still debating on SCSI hard drive; then maxing out memory at 2GB (missing anything else to upgrade?)

I am also considering on upgrading the processor to Gigadesigns dual 1.33 processor upgrade (btw, is this the only processor upgrade available for me?). First, is it worth it? Second, will this force me to change out my PC 2100 DDR SDRAM memory modules? Any other foreseen problems with upgrading to the dual 1.33 processor?

I am hoping to get a response from someone who has actually upgraded their MDD dual 867 with Gigadesigns processor and see what they have to say about it.

PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 867, Mac OS X (10.3.9), Canon 20D, Canon Rebel, iPod Nano, iPod shuffle

Posted on Jul 13, 2006 7:27 PM

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Jul 13, 2006 7:53 PM in response to Rodel

Hello! Check the site below for comparisons of actual users.

http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/action.lasso?-search

As for hard drives I'd recommend a sata drive 10k for speed over a scsi drive. Tom

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The hatter

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Jul 14, 2006 7:11 AM in response to Thomas Bryant

MDD upgrades were complex, challenging, and there are 6 different configurations and versions of MDDs out there. And the supply of 7455Bs may be a limiting factor.

If you need OS 9 or don't want a G5 (2.0's for $1699 making it affordable "upgrade") and $499 seems acceptable, and your applications will benefit, AND you don't need more than 2GB RAM (which is limiting also)...

The 9800 Radeon adds more heat and noise and $249 to costs, and the fan is loud but also can fail (poor designed product?).

yes for SATA 10K Raptor over SCSI! Less heat, fast, SATA cables are easy to use and don't cost $100 for good stuff.

But you want to spend how much? $1000 - 1200? a pair of Raptors or something? Seriously, get a G5 from Apple Specials. Your MDD can offset the cost later too.

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