mac upgrades

[smokey]

I am looking into getting an upgrade for my powermac . It is a Powermac G4 (AGP Graphics) with a G4 500, 1.25gb Ram, 80gig HDD, DVD-RAM, ATI Radeon 32mb AGP. I want to make it snappier so processor and video upgrades are what I am looking for.

How much and where from can I get upgrades for this computer (In Australia, Sydney preferably)?

Selling the computer is out of the question (because it is not really mine to own - rather mine to use as much as I want).

[Pissed_Macman]

I believe you can order custom parts from the Apple Store.

[hm_murdock]

Other World Computing... www.macsales.com

[trc3]

You can get processor upgrades from PowerLogix and Sonnet.

[smokey]

so as just based on these sites it will cost me $1000 - $1400 Australian dollars to upgrade my mac!    :eek:  
I was expecting 200-400 but    :eek:      :eek:      :eek:   !!!
This is really expensive for a cpu for a PC!

How is this cost justified?!?   :confused:  

[edit: typo]

[ December 13, 2002: Message edited by: smokey mcp0t / b0b is for the weak ]

[psyjax]

Smokey, you don't need a CPU upgrade. Concentrate on your video card. If you are running OSX Jaguare, a newer videocard will boost system performance 10fold. A 500Mhz G4 is plenty to run OSX, and just about anything else for that matter.

VidCard and RAM, will go alot further.

[Fett101]

quote:Originally posted by smokey mcp0t / b0b is for the weak:
[QB]so as just based on these sites it will cost me $1000 - $1400 Australian dollars to upgrade my mac!     :eek:    
I was expecting 200-400 but     :eek:        :eek:        :eek:    !!!
This is really expensive for a cpu for a PC!

How is this cost justified?!?    :confused:  
QB]

MWAHAHAHAHAHHAAH

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by psyjax v6.9 /Dave: Mac Zealot:
Smokey, you don't need a CPU upgrade. Concentrate on your video card. If you are running OSX Jaguare, a newer videocard will boost system performance 10fold. A 500Mhz G4 is plenty to run OSX, and just about anything else for that matter.

VidCard and RAM, will go alot further.

Yeah, go for the video card, and then go for a proc upgrade when you can afford it/justify it. For $1400
were you looking at the 1 GHz models?!

[smokey]

thanks for the recomendation - i should upgrade the gfx card. Ram upgrades are slightly pointless as this beast has 1.25 gig of it        . I will look around for a new GFX card to upgrade the radeon that sits in it.