Giga Designs Ships 1.8GHz G4 Processor Upgrade--Fastest G4 On the Planet

We received a note from Giga Designs, a manufacturer of high performance processor upgrades for Macs, that they are now shipping the fastest (1.8GHz) G4 single CPU upgrade available for AGP equipped G4 Power Macs, including the Power Mac G4 Cube! The new G-celerator AGP 7A series upgrades use the latest G4 (7447A) processors available from Freescale (formerly Motorola). The new 7447A processors feature a 512KB on chip L2 cache running at full processor speed. The CPUs are rated at 1.42GHz but are clocked to run at a guaranteed 1.8GHz. In addition, the CPU upgrade can be run at 1.6GHz to avoid using a low speed fan in the G4 Cube for silent running. Giga Design's announced price is $449.

In early March, Giga Designs plans to ship dual 1.8GHz G4 CPUs for the AGP Power Mac towers and a dual 1.6GHz model for the G4 Cube. The price announced is $699 ($759 for the Cube). The dual CPU upgrade for the G4 Cube also includes an improved VRM (DC/DC power board). [Bill Fox]