Can you install a Yikes! G4 Processor in a Beige G3 Mac? The Beige Beast, Part 2!
986How far can you push a Power Macintosh Beige G3 desktop from 1997? Well, today continues our adventure! In this second episode, we're swapping in the G4 processor from a Power Mac "Yikes!" G4, and overclocking it! That's right, we're trying to build the mythical Beige G4! But will it actually work?
Check out Part 1 of the series here, if you haven't already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pAl5bJcUI
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A few of the upgrades you'll see in this series this series:
💥 Swapping in the Zif G4 processor from a Yikes! G4 and overclocking it
💥 Video card from a Blue and White G3
💥 Max out RAM
💥 SATA controller PCI card to boot Tiger from SATA instead of IDE via adapter
💥 USB 2.0 and Firewire
💥 Upgrade cooling to accommodate that G4
💥 Super-secret rare upgrades that I won't spoil here!
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