PowerMac G4 Quicksilver 2002
  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
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    caver99
    Posts: 131 from 2012/6/14
    I have the above system with duel core 1ghz cpu and have seen a 1.25 duel core cpu for sale will this make much of a difference of would i be best installing a 1.8ghz single core cpu?

    Thanks
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  • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
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    Jambalah
    Posts: 820 from 2008/3/30
    From: Roma, Italy
    Hi Caver!
    Go for the 1.8 single cpu (Sonnet?) since double 1.25 cpu module are usable only on PowerMac MDD.
    I can tell for sure that is really fast.. If only it had L3 cache....!!
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  • »15.06.12 - 16:38
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2446 from 2003/2/24
    You can't really use the 2nd CPU under MorphOS so the 1.8GHz will be faster even if the 2x1.25 would fit into the QS.

    1.8GHz in a QS is reaaaaaaaaaallllll nice ;)
  • »15.06.12 - 16:40
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  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
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    caver99
    Posts: 131 from 2012/6/14
    if i went for a 1.8 cpu do i have to get another heat sink or will the duel one still fit?
    Powermac quicksilver Dual 1ghz Dual Boot Morph OS 3.7 and OS X 10.5.8
    PS3 x5
    Xbox 360 x 6
    Wii x 3
    PSP x 3
    DS x 3
    Custom Gaming Rig
     :-o
  • »15.06.12 - 18:03
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2446 from 2003/2/24
    All CPU upgrades I've seen sofar come with their own heatsink.

    The one that sits on my dual 1.8GHz is actually smaller than the ones that belong to the stock 733MHz modul (but than it's copper instead of aluminum and add 2 fans).

    If your modul comes with out a heatsink, apply thermal grease, add stock heatsink a fan and a way to monitor temperatures atleast during "burn in".
  • »16.06.12 - 05:41
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  • Acolyte of the Butterfly
    Acolyte of the Butterfly
    caver99
    Posts: 131 from 2012/6/14
    thanks all for the advice
    Powermac quicksilver Dual 1ghz Dual Boot Morph OS 3.7 and OS X 10.5.8
    PS3 x5
    Xbox 360 x 6
    Wii x 3
    PSP x 3
    DS x 3
    Custom Gaming Rig
     :-o
  • »16.06.12 - 07:30
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