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Post #10 by Unknown_K
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateWed, 30 Jul 2008 - 17:47
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/os-9-and-the-pm-7300-upgrade.14225/
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To get a faster system you need more RAM, an ATA/66 IDE card or a fast wide SCSI card and some decent HDs.
"Need"? That's a bit excessive. Yes, more RAM. Yes, stick the G3 in there and give it a whirl. But really, the rest is entirely up to the individual's need for speed, budget, and care factor.
The point I was making is that just slapping in a faster processor does not realy speed up the machine a whole hell of alot because other parts are holding it back. You can slap a G4 into an old Nubus PPC machine and it will still be slow because of slow video, scsi, and low ram limits. It would not be as usefull as the same chip in a beige g3, which would not be as fast as the same chip in a B&W g3, which would not be as fast as the same chip in a real G4 machine.

The major issues with CPU upgrades is people are tempted to install a much newer OS because of the upgrade, and the slowness of the other components or hardware limitations come to light as a result.

If you upgrade the CPU and keep everything else the same you will notice speed increases depending on what you are doing, but sometimes a faster HD or more RAM might have been a better option.

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