Decisions, Decisions, Upgrades for a G4 Digital Audio

10 years ago when new forums here on macrumors, built g4 tower using spare parts various sources on internet in order further transition way away windows pcs being used @ home. dual 533 digital audio, housed in quicksilver case. somehow ended shopping parts when being liquidated apple spare parts vendors, , scored brand new case, logic board, , power supply

had started heavily use machine again, putting work transcoding video files down smaller versions used on various ios , ipod devices in little collection. after unplugging computer move new location, faced g4 not power up.

aware of button on logic board reset power management, other tricks boot (i had when built system), however, believe issue power supply, due other issues have been having recently, need source out replacement.

so question!

curious others on here doing machines of era keep them kicking, , curious best upgrades regards upgrading internals?

have considered upgrading processor 1 quicksilver g4 (yes know need bring power), have considered used processors owc , likes on 1 ghz.

love having dual processors, , want take advantage of oem dual processors if possible, options dual processors faster 533, , compatible da or qs more rare. remember reading dual processor g4 systems 1.5x faster single processor clock speed indicate. meaning need have single core speed of 800mhz + gain meaningful speed improvement on current setup.

close being accurate logic?

hate buy used single processor, find myself system no faster, or quite possibly slower current dual 533.

feedback on other's working setups!

 

from i've experienced, , i'm sure chime in i'm wrong, dual processors give 1.5 speed boost on single of same clock speed. processor speed close 800 mhz single processor (799.5) of exact same type , cache.

if you're going upgrade processor, on 1 ghz faster dual 533. plus, have l3 cache , dual proc did not if it's stock taken da g4 (aka, reason why love 733 mhz da).

i'm assuming you've maxed out ram on there. os x runs infinitely better more ram.

 

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