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    G4 Sawtooth graphics upgrade opinions sought

    I'd like to stick with AGP, but there aren't many options for new AGP 2X cards. The only AGP 2X compatible card that OWC carries is the Radeon 9800, but it's out of my price range at $259. It's beginning to look like the 8500 is my best bet. Any other ideas? Martin
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    G4 Sawtooth graphics upgrade opinions sought

    I am ready to replace ATI 128 Rage graphics card in my G4 Sawtooth, currently running a Sonnet 1.2 GHz processor, 1 gig ram, and OS 10.4.7. My budget is $50-100. I'm looking for decent graphics and 3D performance, but I'm realistic too. I know there's only so much this system will ever be able...
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    G4 powermac upgrade sequence question

    It went smoothly and the 'ol G4 is running like a champ on on OS X (10.4.3). Since I never really had the chance to excercise this machine before the upgrade it's hard to say exactly how much the new processor helped. There are plenty of reviews and benchmarks available on the web, however. I...
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    G4 powermac upgrade sequence question

    Now I get it. I didn't fully understand what the Sonnet software was doing. I was worried the clean install would disable the processor, or something like that. peace, Martin
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    G4 powermac upgrade sequence question

    Hi, First time posting here. I'm pretty new to macs and really looking forward to running OS X. I was recently given a G4 AGP (sawtooth) powermac. It has OS 9.2.2 and 4.2.8 firmware. I have purchased a Sonnet 1.2 ghz processor and 1 gig of ram, and I want to install OS X Tiger. I don't...
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