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Re: Best G3 upgrade for Halo?
Posted By: Cyril <milvich@montana.edu>Date: 10/22/99 7:02 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Best G3 upgrade for Halo? (Matt Soell)

> Speaking from personal experience garnered over the last five
> years, I wouldn't recommend any of them. Simply because a number
> of them seem to have problems when being pushed to the limit by
> demanding apps like 3D games.

> Not everyone has problems with Mac processor upgrades. Some
> people use them without any complaints at all. Others get
> screens full of garbage or crash with Type xx errors for no
> discernable reason. It's that hit-or-miss element more than
> anything else that makes me personally leery.

Some of the G3 upgades don't support/have some of the better timeing functions that are on a normal G3. I would guess that this is why some upgrades don't work well with 3d games, where times are important. If you do go for one look at the dealer's return policy first.

Cyril


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Replies:

Best G3 upgrade for Halo?Jason Kulas/The Seeker 10/22/99 1:46 p.m.
     Re: Best G3 upgrade for Halo?Matt Soell 10/22/99 3:01 p.m.
           I guess I'll just have to hope for the bestJason Kulas/The Seeker 10/22/99 3:39 p.m.
                 Free Macaddict advertisingForensic 10/22/99 4:07 p.m.
                       Re: Free Macaddict advertisingJason Kulas/The Seeker 10/22/99 8:40 p.m.
           Re: Best G3 upgrade for Halo?SonicStorm 10/22/99 6:35 p.m.
                 No System Requirement Questions PleaseNathan 10/23/99 6:43 a.m.
                       Re: No System Requirement Questions Pleasesteve campbell 10/23/99 6:09 p.m.
           Re: Best G3 upgrade for Halo?Cyril 10/22/99 7:02 p.m.
           Stability of G3 upgrades...interesting info!The Seeker 10/23/99 5:39 p.m.



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