I have a 500Mhz G4 ZIF in my BeigeMT system and it is stable as a rock. It is paired with a sonnet ATA/133 card and the 32MB PCI Rage Orion card. While I wouldn't mind a 1GHz G4 or G3 in my Beige tower, I can't justify the cost of such an upgrade for a machine which is not my main rig.
Now if I could find a faster CPU for less then $100 I might be more inclined to purchase it.
That being said a friend of mine does have a 1GHz G3 in his Rev A Beige tower and man that sucker screams. I haven't done any head to head benchmarks between his system and mine, but his feels quicker in the finder and most apps, whereas mine can play Deus Ex at a higher FPS, so go figure.
Now if I could find a faster CPU for less then $100 I might be more inclined to purchase it.
That being said a friend of mine does have a 1GHz G3 in his Rev A Beige tower and man that sucker screams. I haven't done any head to head benchmarks between his system and mine, but his feels quicker in the finder and most apps, whereas mine can play Deus Ex at a higher FPS, so go figure.