FCP performance G4 450 -> up'd 1.25Ghz at DVinfo.net

Ted Bragg · July 21st, 2005, 02:08 PM

I have a G4 450 tower, looking to upgrae to a 1.25Ghz chip from OWC..

Question: how big of a performance jump will I see in FCP going from 450 to 1.25? Most of the work done on this machine would be simple cuts, not many transitions or rendered effects. I have FCP 4...

Specs:
G4 450
1.25GB ram
60 GB hd
FW external drive
3chip dv cam
Os X 10.3.9

Kinda stupid question, of COURSE it'll be faster, but how much so? Benchmarks available?

Nate Schmidt · July 21st, 2005, 04:12 PM

I purchased a processor upgrade from OWC and I didn't notice a huge increase in performance in FCP but I have no benchmarks to prove that.

Boyd Ostroff · July 21st, 2005, 11:24 PM

Personally I think processor upgrades are a poor value. A 450 is very slow so of course a 1.25ghz is better. I had to run FCP 4.5 on my powerbook for awhile during a recent trip. It's a 1ghz G4 with 1gb RAM. I had to tweak the RT extreme settings or it wanted to render everything. But after doing that I was pleasantly surprised at how well it ran. Of course you needed to render everything for final output, but I could work with multiple layers and see transitions in draft quality realtime.

Still, I think the money would be better spent on a new machine... just about anything in the current lineup will run circles around your 450.

July 21st, 2005, 02:08 PM	#1
Ted Bragg Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 105	FCP performance G4 450 -> up'd 1.25Ghz I have a G4 450 tower, looking to upgrae to a 1.25Ghz chip from OWC.. Question: how big of a performance jump will I see in FCP going from 450 to 1.25? Most of the work done on this machine would be simple cuts, not many transitions or rendered effects. I have FCP 4... Specs: G4 450 1.25GB ram 60 GB hd FW external drive 3chip dv cam Os X 10.3.9 Kinda stupid question, of COURSE it'll be faster, but how much so? Benchmarks available?

July 21st, 2005, 04:12 PM	#2
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	I purchased a processor upgrade from OWC and I didn't notice a huge increase in performance in FCP but I have no benchmarks to prove that. __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

July 21st, 2005, 11:24 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,790	Personally I think processor upgrades are a poor value. A 450 is very slow so of course a 1.25ghz is better. I had to run FCP 4.5 on my powerbook for awhile during a recent trip. It's a 1ghz G4 with 1gb RAM. I had to tweak the RT extreme settings or it wanted to render everything. But after doing that I was pleasantly surprised at how well it ran. Of course you needed to render everything for final output, but I could work with multiple layers and see transitions in draft quality realtime. Still, I think the money would be better spent on a new machine... just about anything in the current lineup will run circles around your 450.