Q: Working on a supercharged G4. Looking forward to any advice!

Hi, as some of you may or may not have known, I'm currently on a quest of sorts to supercharge my G4. I love my Power Mac G4, and I'm a *huge* hardware geek. As a result, I'm looking forward to tinker with this Mac and squeeze every ounce of performance out of it! Given my love for hardware (preferably budget friendly!), I've decided to upgrade it in the most cost efficient way, while trying to get the best hardware possible.

So, this thread is mainly for the following -

- Provide a resource for other G4 owners looking to upgrade while not killing their wallet

- Get advice from the community

- "Log my quest" and keep constant updates when something changes.

So, as of the time of writing, here are my specs:

PowerMac3,6 (FW800, dual 1.42GHz G4)

- Mac OS X 10.5.8

- ATI Radeon 9000 (overclocked, still mediocre)

- Two Seagate IDE HDDs (500GB, 200GB, 7200 RPM each)

- USB 2.0 PCI card

Apple Cinema Display 23"

- 1920x1200 (from 2002, wow!)

- IPS (correct me if I'm wrong)

Upgrade Wishlist:

- Apple ADC to DVI/USB/AC Adapter (~$25 - $75 on eBay)

- SATA II PCI-X card, must be bootable and 3Gbps! (~$25 - $?? on eBay)

- SATA II 500 GB HDD @ 7200 RPM (already have one!)

- ATI Radeon X800XT Mac Edition (~$79.99 on eBay)

- A quiet 120x120x38mm fan (Where can I find a good and cheap one???)

- Original Apple Pro Speakers for the Power Mac (I have the iMac G4 ones, they don't reach my desk )

Hopefully this is a useful resource to anyone looking to modify their G4 MDD/FW800 without going too far into the hardware modifications (the circular saw and soldering kind). I'll see how cheap I can get, while getting killer performance.

By the way, if anyone has a suggestion as to where I can obtain something from the wishlist for a low price, or knows of a better alternative, please do let me know!

Cheers!