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Serious DIY question

Posted By: Zach (24.249.152.11)
Date: Monday, 8 October 2007, at 8:29 a.m.

So the G4 I built many years ago (which is how I started frequenting this site) is really beginning to drag too much for me. I can't watch any h.264 in full screen without serious stuttering, iPhoto manipulations are slow . . . basically everything happens a little too slow for me now. My longerish term solution is to get a new 24" iMac, but I'm waiting for the next revision. Never go with the first rev. of a new/revamped Apple product is a lesson I've learned more than once. (for the same reason I'm holding off on a new iPod since mine barely holds all my shit anymore). I figure that 2nd rev may come around Christmas time, but I'm really getting impatient with my machine. I built it and I love it but it slowing me down. I have a 1.4 GHz CPU in it, I could upgrade that again, but for the $$ it's not going to do much, I'm still stuck on a 100 MHz FSB. It's got a decent GPU as well (Radeon 9000 I think) which could also be upgraded, but I don't think it'll resolve the issues. I've thought about getting a mini, but by the time I upgrade it to what I want, I'm 1/2 way to buying an iMac.
In the interim, I think I may try to get by w/ just my MBP C2D, connecting it to my big display, it's just going to be a hassle migrating everything from the G4 since I have a ton of duplicate documents and applications (PPC vs. Intel vs. Universal). I'll probably just use the migration asst. and then clean things up/ update as needed.
Now to my actual question: Have any of you ever come across instructions for overclocking the FSB on a G4 (GigE)? If I could o.c. it to 133, that's a 33% increase in the whole system. I realize it's risky as hell, but if I have my MBP doing double duty what would I do with this old machine anyway? I could part-it and sell them on eBay. Maybe get a few $100. Maybe. But if I cold successfully o.c. the FSB, it may actually become useable again.

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Serious DIY question
Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Monday, 8 October 2007, at 8:29 a.m.
- The solution
  Zach (72.205.193.193) -- Wednesday, 10 October 2007, at 5:53 p.m.
  - Oh, and . . .
    Zach (72.205.193.193) -- Thursday, 11 October 2007, at 4:08 p.m.
    - Re: Oh, and . . .
      Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Monday, 12 November 2007, at 2:55 p.m.
      - Got the Radeon 9700
        Zach (24.249.152.11) -- Wednesday, 14 November 2007, at 6:20 a.m.

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Message: : So the G4 I built many years ago (which is how I started frequenting this : site) is really beginning to drag too much for me. I can't watch any h.264 : in full screen without serious stuttering, iPhoto manipulations are slow . : . . basically everything happens a little too slow for me now. My : longerish term solution is to get a new 24" iMac, but I'm waiting for : the next revision. Never go with the first rev. of a new/revamped Apple : product is a lesson I've learned more than once. (for the same reason I'm : holding off on a new iPod since mine barely holds all my shit anymore). I : figure that 2nd rev may come around Christmas time, but I'm really getting : impatient with my machine. I built it and I love it but it slowing me : down. I have a 1.4 GHz CPU in it, I could upgrade that again, but for the : $$ it's not going to do much, I'm still stuck on a 100 MHz FSB. It's got a : decent GPU as well (Radeon 9000 I think) which could also be upgraded, but : I don't think it'll resolve the issues. I've thought about getting a mini, : but by the time I upgrade it to what I want, I'm 1/2 way to buying an : iMac. : In the interim, I think I may try to get by w/ just my MBP C2D, connecting it : to my big display, it's just going to be a hassle migrating everything : from the G4 since I have a ton of duplicate documents and applications : (PPC vs. Intel vs. Universal). I'll probably just use the migration asst. : and then clean things up/ update as needed. : Now to my actual question: Have any of you ever come across instructions for : overclocking the FSB on a G4 (GigE)? If I could o.c. it to 133, that's a : 33% increase in the whole system. I realize it's risky as hell, but if I : have my MBP doing double duty what would I do with this old machine : anyway? I could part-it and sell them on eBay. Maybe get a few $100. : Maybe. But if I cold successfully o.c. the FSB, it may actually become : useable again.
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