MAC newbie needs advice on sawtooth G4 upgrade -is it worth it?

howdy all- I'm a PC guy working on upgrading an older powermac G4 for the daughter. I'm still learning to feel my way around your world, so I'd appreciate ANY help here w/ this...
from what I can tell the G4 is a sawtooth?- one of the earlier models w/ a 400Mhz CPU but does have AGP graphics & a good deal of memory albeit on a 100Mhz FSBus.
our situation is this.... it has OS X 10.3.9 panther installed w/ classic 9.2x. right now it's pretty limited for online streaming & such & needs a SAFARI upgrade which relies on an OS upgrade to at least TIGER 10.4.
from everything I've read the G4 (especially faster CPU's) & TIGER still have some life left in them, but I guess I'm wondering for how long???
my questions are these;
-- is it worth springing $100plus for a TIGER install on this machine OR would the money be better spent on a newer machine? (a side note is that money IS an issue & the less spent the better but only if it has a useful life...)
my wife has an INTEL macbook w/ OS X 10.5x installed. I have downloaded LEOPARD ASSIST as I've read it allows slower G4's to install 10.5 w/out the supported hardware checks. I've also read leopard runs slower on G4's & some apps etc. aren't available. so bottom line is;
--WILL an INTEL 10.5x install disk load on the G4 even w/ LEOPARD ASSIST???
--and if so? would it even be worth it if apps don't work & it slows the machine down?
--also how much disk space will that require. me thinks HDD has about 4GB left but panther can be deleted correct???
so my options are;
1) Intel OS X 10.5 for free (if it installs w/ possibly diminished performance)
2) buy OS X 10.4 TIGER for under 200bux (but is that practical given internet advancements/requirements in the near future?)
3) look for a newr G5 machine for as little as possible on CL or something??? any recommendations here??? my daughter will just be emailing, streaming, & the like...
thanx for any perspectives here. UR enlightening me even as I write this...

Hi-
Upgrading the processor is possible, and of definite benefit.
You need at least 1.0GHz to have a fighting chance.
A better than OEM graphics card is also a plus in the battle.
Any card that supports Core Image has the power that will help with video.
ebay has some deals on CPU upgrades.
A 1.0 or 1.2GHz upgrade, though, will probably cost more than a complete 933MHz Quicksilver will.
If you can get a 1.0 or 1.2GHz 7455 processor on the cheap, you will have a good chance of getting net video content working well in the Sawtooth.
Mine, with a 2.0GHz processor, did a great job with net video.
Now, that processor sees the benefits of the 133MHz bus in a Quicksilver, and the added benefit of a powerful 4x AGP graphics card.
My daughters each use a 2002 Quicksilver, one with a Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card, one with a Radeon 9700 Pro, and both with 1.5GB RAM.
These machines do a good job of handling web content in Tiger.
Leopard is also fine on the two machines.
I also have a dual 1.0GHz QS2002, and it handles most sites with no problem.
I figure the ones that are a problem, are due to something on the other side of my internet connection.....
Streaming HD content will always be a problem, and an Intel Mac or a 2.5GHz+ PC isn't always the answer. Some content just needs to be downloaded, period.
Other content needs the attention of a caring and careful site developer.
These things are beyond our control......

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