G4/1.25GHz CPU Upgrade

that is guaranteed by the company to run at actual clock speeds of up to 1.467GHz. This addition to its line of AGP processor upgrades replaces OWC's older 1.25-1.26GHz Mercury Extreme model and uses Motorola's new PowerPC G4 7455B 1.25GHz processor. The Mercury Extreme G4/1.25GHz processor upgrade is immediately available online for $430.

"We've found that Motorola has been very conservative with the speed marked on its 1.25GHz G4/7455B processors," said Larry O'Connor, president of OWC. "We've been able to establish a design and burn-in process allowing us to guarantee that our new Extreme model using this processor will safely operate at speeds of up to 1.467GHz. We are very confident that all our Mercury Extreme models are priced to give the maximum performance for the price, but this new 1.25-1.467GHz card offers even more for the money. It's already an 'extreme' value for a 1.25GHz card, and the fact that you can run it at up to 1.467GHz is simply an incredible added bonus."

OWC Mercury Extreme G4 processor upgrades are backed by a three-year warranty and a 30-day 100 percent money-back guarantee. Each Extreme G4 processor upgrade features 256KB of 1:1 L2 cache on-chip and 2MBs of high-speed SPD or DDR L3 Cache. They are compatible with Apple PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth), Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio and Quicksilver models and support Mac OS 9.2.1 and higher, as well as all Mac OS X versions.

by MacNN Staff