Posts by smalM

Quote: Originally posted by Big Mac If there is a compelling reason for Apple to provide support for PCI-Express, then they will do so. (...) As others have noted, we've already had this discussion; it's still too early to tell how...

Quote: Originally posted by Outsider I took into account that the 2.0GHz/24.5w ratio increased over the 1.4GHz/12.3w ratio. As I approach 3.0GHz is gets less accurate so... The 970FX runs with 1V at 2GHZ. It reaches 12.3W at 1.4GHz...

Quote: Originally posted by wizard69 I mean lets face it the transitor count on this chip is very low and the die size is tiny, they are not using any more resources that a chip did 4 or 5 years ago. A 90nm process on a 300mm wafer...

Quote: Originally posted by crobin IBM would never use apple branded, but printing on chips is cheap and easy Good objection. All I've seen is a label. And nowhere a marketing blurb how advanced the IBM contoller is. So I...

Quote: Originally posted by tfworld Just noticed that the 1.4Ghz 970fx only uses 12.3W! It seems the 970fx runs on 0.85V at this speed. So the question is how fast can it go without raising the voltage back to...

Quote: Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon 3 single cpu models. 3 dual models. That's exactly what I wish Apple would do. But don't you think they had done it already if they thought they could make money with such a product...

Quote: Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon A fact born out by the PC Mag award for best computer and the extensive coverage in PC, Mac and Internet tech' press. The G5 is a quality, world class, cutting edge product with...

Quote: Originally posted by bauman I don't know if this is still true, but I remember about a year ago that CL2 512MB sticks don't exist. They just can't make that big of a stick that fast. This applies to 1GB DIMMs. 512MB sticks...

Quote: Originally posted by Gon How do you perceive Apple's 20" and 23" displays' response times compared to the competition? Some LCDs from a test in c't #6 2003. Apple - Cinema Display 20" 20.2 + 26.2 ...

Apple System Profiler from 10.3 gives a report of every DIMM with the speed setting (2022, 2033, 2533 or 3033 for example).