New Giga Designs CPU Upgrades Feature 1.5-GHz G4 for Apple Cube

Giga Designsis now shipping the fastest (1.5GHz) G4 processor upgrade available for the Apple Power Mac G4 Cube. The new M series G-celerator uses the latest G4 (7457) processor available. This new processor boasts a power consumption of up to 1/3 less than that of previous G4 CPUs and has a larger (512KB) on-chip L2 cache.

The M series features a new multi-voltage power sharing architecture, in addition to the original user adjustable speed and processor voltage settings. This combination gives customers the ability to maximize the Cube’s performance while allowing for high performance graphics and storage devices. The new M series upgrades are assembled in the US and carry a three-year limited warranty. The 1.5-GHz model costs $599 and a 1.4-GHz model costs $499.