Paul Millard <pmillard@...> wrote: >I have been thinking of upgrading my Mac 7300/180 to a G3 or G4 upgrade >CPU card. Has anyone done the same with good results? I believe an >upgrade card would cost around $600 - $700 (for G3 400). My 7300 has >been very good but gets overload signals when dealing with many plug-ins >running at same time etc. >Does anyone have preferences for G3 or G4? I am running LAMP 4.5. >Any info greatly appreciated. Hi Paul, I use a XLR8 G3/366 CPU in my 7300. It´s great, no problems at all. (Don´t forget to disable the system extension "Built-In Graphics Accelerator" once a CPU upgrade is installed) G4 is only preferable if altivec is supported by the software (positive in Logic). I would recommend a G3, because the bus speed in the 7300 is slow, compared to newer computers, and the higher price for the G4 in relation to the overall increase in speed isn´t really worth it. Tip: use a really fast HD. An ATA 66 PCI card + IDE HD is cheaper than a SCSI HD alone. I would suggest you check the archives at egroups, cause this has been discussed earlier. Hope I could help, Tobias