Just vote: Which Scenario?
Scenario 1: No PowerMac update at MWNY
Scenario 2: Updated PowerMac G4 (Quicksilver)
Dual 1.2GHz G4s (7455)
2MB L3 cache per processor
133MHz MPX
no DDR
Scenario 3: New PowerMac G4 (Quicksilver)
Dual 1.25GHz G4s (7460)
4MB L3 cache per processor
166MHz MPX
DDR
Scenario 4: New PowerMac G4 (Trinity II)
Dual 1.5GHz G4s (7470)
4MB L3 cache per processor
RapidIO
DDR
Scenario 5: PowerMac G5 (Trinity II)
Dual 1.6GHz G5s (7500)
4MB L3 cache per processor
RapidIO
DDR
Scenario 6: None of these
Scenario 2: Updated PowerMac G4 (Quicksilver)
Dual 1.2GHz G4s (7455)
2MB L3 cache per processor
133MHz MPX
no DDR
Scenario 3: New PowerMac G4 (Quicksilver)
Dual 1.25GHz G4s (7460)
4MB L3 cache per processor
166MHz MPX
DDR
Scenario 4: New PowerMac G4 (Trinity II)
Dual 1.5GHz G4s (7470)
4MB L3 cache per processor
RapidIO
DDR
Scenario 5: PowerMac G5 (Trinity II)
Dual 1.6GHz G5s (7500)
4MB L3 cache per processor
RapidIO
DDR
Scenario 6: None of these
Comments
So if you're keeping track, my vote's on 3.
<strong>PPC 7460 is the cacheless chip so you may have to forget about this option</strong><hr></blockquote>
The 7460 hasn't been announced yet, so how do you know this?
Whatever, if the 7460 turns out to be cacheless, then put 7465 in parentheses instead of 7460.
Oops, forgot to vote myself...
3 also.
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Although, I wouldn't use "7460", as no-one knows what Motorola would call a 166MHz MPX G4. G4 w/166MHz MPX might have been better to use.
Barto
RapidIO is to early and it would have been in the Xserve.
A speed bump of 200 Mhz/6 months is correct but not for mac fanatics.
DDR is for sure.
New case - I don't think so.
Now Steve, you could surprise me.
But it should be pointed out you don't need huge L3 if you have true DDR. I'm sure both would be nice, but the current fashion of huge L3 caches is to offset the slow bus.
Apple is great at dissapointing us. Based on the hype for MWSF this year they should be hyping by now if we're going to see 4 or 5 .
2 or 3 are the most likely, but I can wish for 4. I won't even bother hoping for 5, save myself from the huge emotional letdown that kind of optimism would lead to.
Edit #1: making thoughts coherent.
Edit #2: making spelling understandable (maybe I shouldn't be posting at 4 in the morning.)
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NOw remember to laud me as a rumor warrior poet when they come at NY (hey a man's gotta dream)
ZoSo
Maybe a new iThing and iApp. Lot's of talk about 3rd party software dvelopers being fully on board.
MWNY is shaping up to be a software extravaganza.
Jet
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The 7460 hasn't been announced yet, so how do you know this?
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There is an article in MacCentral. Someone in Motorola explains about the future G4s. 7460, 7470....and 7500
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There is an article in MacCentral. Someone in Motorola explains about the future G4s. 7460, 7470....and 7500</strong><hr></blockquote>
got a link?
ting5
<strong>I'm going for 4.
But it should be pointed out you don't need huge L3 if you have true DDR. I'm sure both would be nice, but the current fashion of huge L3 caches is to offset the slow bus.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Even with "true" DDR, an L3 cache would help performance because it would still offer greater bandwidth and lower latencies.