PowerLogix Shipping 500 MHz G3 CPU Card

"PowerLogix, the first upgrade company to ship the 466MHz upgrade cards for PCI-based PowerMacs and PowerMac G3 machines, today announced the shipment of new models of the award-winning line of PowerForce G3 processor upgrades. Following IBMs announcement of their 500MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) chip, the PowerForce G3 500MHz is now the fastest processor available for Power Macintosh.

The PowerForce G3 500 includes 1 Mb of backside cache rated at 250MHz. Like the previously announced 466MHz chip from IBM, the 500MHz model will also take advantage of the 10x bus multiplier which will allow owners of older PCI-based PowerMacs with slower bus speeds to run at faster clock speeds.

The PowerForce G3 cards, given the honor of "Editor's Choice" by MacWorld Magazine, can be used to upgrade the 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8600, 9500, and 9600 models from Apple as well as Power Computing clones and the S900 and J700 from Umax. These cards are available starting Monday, October 18th with a suggested retail price of $799.

The PowerForce G3 500MHz ZIF is compatible with all PowerMac G3s, including the new "Blue & White" G3s as well as the G3 "All-in-One", the G3 500 brings Macintosh performance to levels unavailable from Apple or any other vendor. The ZIF 500 will be available within the next two weeks at a SRP of $749."