Re: [WinMac] Mac processor upgrades
Tom Roth(tomroth[at]wfubmc.edu)
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:44:30 -0500
"Daniel L. Schwartz" wrote:
> I saw too many 6100's with blown motherboards caused by XLR8 overclocking
> up into the 83 mHz range... I don't subscribe to the theory of turning up
> the speed til it crashes, then backing it off one click!
Why would someone even bother trying to upgrade a 6100 in the first
place?! I wouldn't try a G3 processor upgrade with any of the first
generation nubus PowerMacs but especially a 6100!
> The G4 is indeed a nice CPU; but it gains much of its speed due to its
> width. If the rest of the bus (memory & north bridge) can't handle the
> data, then it's just a waste.
>
> More importantly - in my opinion - is the I/O subsystem: You can have the
> fastest CPU, but if it's being tied down by a slow IDE disk then it's just
> spinning its wheels.
That's about what I figured and even somewhat feared with even a G3
upgrade.
> This is one thing I STILL can't figure out: For years Macs came with more
> expensive SCSI disk subsystems... Even though System 6 & 7 was NOT
> multithreaded - And couldn't take advantage of it. But today, now that
> OS-X is about to ship, the situation has been reversed: No SCSI!
>
> Go figure...
I did and that's why we'll be ordering our system with SCSI.
Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread!
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Tom Roth Wake Forest University School of Medicine
tomroth@wfubmc.edu Dept of Biomedical Communications
http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ Medical Center Blvd
Tel 336.716.4493 Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011
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