PowerLogix Announces 1GHz CPU Upgrades for G4 Towers and Cubes -
(from their email press release)
"POWERLOGIX ANNOUNCES WORLD´S FASTEST POWERMAC UPGRADES
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- June 12, 2002 -- PowerLogix today announced the fastest ever processor cards for PowerMac G4s. The new PowerForce G4 Series 100 and Series 133 processor upgrades will be available in speeds ranging from 750Mhz to 1GHz.
With the new PowerForce G4, PowerLogix continues its tradition of leading the market in new upgrade card designs. These are the first
and only upgrade cards to use the latest technology from Motorola--the G4/7455 processor, code named "Apollo."
"We are excited to be the first manufacturer to market upgrades with speeds up to one gigaHertz," said Robert Jagitsch, President. "Adding a PowerForce G4 card can provide performance surpassing a new machine for a lot less money."
The Apollo has four integer execution units, one double precision FPU, and four 128-bit AltiVec execution units. It also has a 256KB on-chip L1 cache running at full processor speed. The PowerForce G4 will be available with varying amounts of L3 cache.
The PowerForce G4 processor upgrade simply replaces the stock processor card. The user removes the original processor card and installs the PowerForce G4 card in its place. It installs easily in just a few minutes by following the included instructions.
The PowerForce G4 Series 100 upgrade cards are compatible with the following PowerMac G4s running at 100 MHz bus:
Model Original Clock Speed
PowerMac G4 ´AGP Graphics´ 350, 400, 450 MHz
PowerMac G4 ´Gigabit Ethernet´ Single 400, Dual 450 or 500 MHz
PowerMac G4 Cube 450, 500 MHz
The PowerForce G4 Series 133 upgrade cards are compatible with PowerMac G4s running at 133 MHz bus:
Model Original Clock Speed
PowerMac G4 ´Digital Audio´ 466, 533, 667, 733, Dual 533MHz
PowerMac G4 ´QuickSilver´ 733, 867, Dual 800 MHz
PowerMac G4 ´QuickSilver 2002´ 800, 933, Dual 1GHz
Note: We recommend the PowerForce G4 ZIF 550 for use with the PowerMac G4 ´PCI Graphics´.
Availability: PowerForce G4 Series 100 will be available in July.
PowerForce G4 Series 133 will be available in August. We expect very high demand for these cards so we recommend resellers place advance
orders with our distributor, Waypoint Distribution.
Pricing: Retail prices range from $449 to $749. Complete ordering SKUs will be available shortly on our website and through Waypoint Distribution. "
