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MAXPower G4/7448 2.0GHz - Newer Technology

Macs are heralded for keeping their value and practicality longer than PCs, but time eventually catches up with them, and new software won’t work well on old hardware - if it works at all. While it’s not as readily upgradeable as a PC processor, you can upgrade the G4 processor in certain Power Mac G4 towers using Newer Technology’s MAXPower G4 upgrade... read more at MacAddict

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Mercury Extreme G4/1.467-1.5GHz - Other World Computing

A processor upgrade such as OWC's Mercury Extreme G4 can bring an aging Power Mac G4 up to a respectable 1.5GHz—but it can't help an old Mac's other hamstrings—for example, a slow hard drive and system bus, or low RAM. ... read more at MacAddict

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Giga Designs G-Celerator G4 1.4GHz CPU Upgrade - Giga Designs

Typical of the new breed of upgrade cards is Giga Designs' G-Celerator 1.4GHz G4 CPU upgrade. It will fit in any Power Mac G4 equipped with AGP graphics, which counts out the very first G4 Power Macs, but all others, up to and including the Quicksilver 2002 ... read more at MacUser UK

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Encore/ST G4/1.4GHz - Sonnet

"Your old Mac is sitting there getting older and, if your mind isn’t deceiving you, slower. Apple’s Power Mac G5 has arrived on the scene, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get more life out of your G4. If you have a Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics and later models), you can upgrade to a 1.4GHz G4 processor " ... read more at Macworld

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PowerForce G4 Series 100 1.4GHz - PowerLogix

"Your old Mac is sitting there getting older and, if your mind isn’t deceiving you, slower. Apple’s Power Mac G5 has arrived on the scene, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get more life out of your G4. If you have a Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics and later models), you can upgrade to a 1.4GHz G4 processor " ... read more at Macworld

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Mercury Extreme G4/1.4-1.467GHz - Other World Computing

"Your old Mac is sitting there getting older and, if your mind isn’t deceiving you, slower. Apple’s Power Mac G5 has arrived on the scene, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get more life out of your G4. If you have a Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics and later models), you can upgrade to a 1.4GHz G4 processor " ... read more at Macworld

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G-celerator GC5B-1400-D2/A - Giga Designs

"Your old Mac is sitting there getting older and, if your mind isn’t deceiving you, slower. Apple’s Power Mac G5 has arrived on the scene, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get more life out of your G4. If you have a Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics and later models), you can upgrade to a 1.4GHz G4 processor " ... read more at Macworld

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G-celerator GC5-1000-S2 - Giga Designs

"We looked at the second generation of upgrades for Power Mac G4s (models with AGP graphics, through the Quicksilver) from Giga Designs: the G-celerator GC1-800-S2, which runs at 800MHz, and the G-celerator GC5-1000-S2, which runs at 1GHz." ... read more at Macworld

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G-celerator GC1-800-S2 - Giga Designs

"We looked at the second generation of upgrades for Power Mac G4s (models with AGP graphics, through the Quicksilver) from Giga Designs: the G-celerator GC1-800-S2, which runs at 800MHz, and the G-celerator GC5-1000-S2, which runs at 1GHz." ... read more at Macworld

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PowerForce Dual G4 1GHz Series 100 - PowerLogix

"When you consider that you're only paying £895 for an upgrade card, which is just over half the price of the dual-processor 1GHz Power Mac, this sounds quite attractive. The PowerForce G4 is a great way to give an ageing Power Mac a new lease of life" ... read more at MacUser UK

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Encore/ST 1GHz G4 - Sonnet

"Installing the Encore in a G4 tower is simple, even if removing the Power Mac's jumbo heat sink and swapping out the processor card beneath sounds scary." ... read more at MacAddict

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HARMONi G3 - Sonnet (Rev A-D iMac)

"The HARMONi G3 upgrade card gives your ageing iMac's processor a much-needed boost, and throws in a FireWire port." ... read more at MacUser UK

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