Upgrading logic boards

ok know that this question has been asked several times but it mostly dealt with the AL pb's. i have a dvi TI @ 867 and i was told that there is a higher one (logic board) then the one i am currently using. what is it? also is it possible to cross over from the TI dvi to an entry level (if there is a such thing) AL pb? is that even possible and and where does one acquire a list of all the pb g4 series? i had just found out there there are several levels just within the TI series (sorry i am a little slow on the uptake...). personally i am struggling with the way the PB are laid out in terms of release dates and specs
-rastlin

Download and install MacTracker, an application that contains a complete database of specifications for every Mac model ever released.
http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/
The only logic board upgrade that can be applied to your 867MHz is to replace its logic board with one from a 1GHz Tibook of the same final Ti generation. The speed boost is almost trivial. The difference between 32MB of VRAM on the 867MHz board and 64MB on the faster board might be significant, but not as significant as it was when these machines were current. On the whole, I'd say the upgrade isn't worthwhile at this point.

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