Great choice. Congradulations on your G5 purchase, and welcome to the world of fast.
Thanks. I'm so ready for a fast dualie. I've been waiting for a G5 since the original rumors on The Register, the old Mot. G5 that burned up and faded away.
Ok, dual G5... well, I'm still using my G4 Sawtooth, 1g ram, piggy-backed with 120gig HD =140gig, and when working with a 350mb Photoshop image, it takes forever, and I mean forever...
Would you believe it takes my wide format Epson printer less time to print out that file than it takes to save it!!
So, I need a faster machine, and am geared towards the 1.8 dual G5. Now, that would certainly speed things up with regards to large photo files. How, will a dual processor help, as opposed to a single processor,ie., working with just a single program?
Depending on the program. Photoshop CE or 7 with the G5 patch will take advantage of the dual processors. Photoshop loves ram also, if your working on a large file ie 500MB. Having 2GB or more will show the performance gain compared to the 512MB stock.
Same here, now that the Dual 1.8 has that nice price on it. I think I'm going to upgrade also!!
Thanks, Altivec... makes sense. of course. So, it's not just completely for running more than one program at the same time then? Something I rarely do.
How, will a dual processor help, as opposed to a single processor,ie., working with just a single program?
Mach will be able to run the OS threads on the other processor. You can see this in the process viewer graph. So it's not twice as fast, but it's not as if the other processor goes unused as it did in OS 9.
Ok, dual G5... well, I'm still using my G4 Sawtooth, 1g ram, piggy-backed with 120gig HD =140gig, and when working with a 350mb Photoshop image, it takes forever, and I mean forever...
Would you believe it takes my wide format Epson printer less time to print out that file than it takes to save it!!
So, I need a faster machine, and am geared towards the 1.8 dual G5. Now, that would certainly speed things up with regards to large photo files. How, will a dual processor help, as opposed to a single processor,ie., working with just a single program?
I'll second Altivec's comments. If you're running files that are that big in Photoshop you probably need 2Gigs of ram (even if you get the dual G5). I was amazed at the difference an extra gig made to my PS performance with my last machine.
That's exactly what I said and so I called up old Apple and said cancel that 17" iMac. Gimme that there dual 1.8 and slap that ATI 9600 in there while you're at it.
I walked away $100 cheaper (I had the iMac loaded with 1GB RAM and 160 HD). Sure, I'm doing without the ever coveted Apple LCD for a while longer. But hey,I'm leaving Gate's world behind and stepping into the light for crying out loud! All in 64-bit style.
BTW, Apple is not a "luxury" computer as someone stated earlier in the thread. The Lexus is just an overpriced Toyota with a few extra gimmicks/gadgets to "justify"(<-I say this laughingly) the price tag. The Mac has always acheived technological/engineering breakthroughs over and above anything derived by or Intel. I have only recently discovered this, but it is true.
That's why I'm desperate toleave my current job selling a particular brand(think b&w cows) of Windows PC and going to work at the Apple Store opening here in Feb.
Hey when I typed , Gate's company, it filled it in with smileys. Whassup with that?
I'm new here.
Just the mods having some fun. The aforementioned corporate entity's name - and its many variations (think -$oft) - tend to be used around here a lot. (Some swear words are also given the treatment.)
One or more of the mods gave a more in-depth explanation regarding this a few weeks ago, but I can't seem to find the thread now.
Depending on the program. Photoshop CE or 7 with the G5 patch will take advantage of the dual processors. Photoshop loves ram also, if your working on a large file ie 500MB. Having 2GB or more will show the performance gain compared to the 512MB stock.
Same here, now that the Dual 1.8 has that nice price on it. I think I'm going to upgrade also!!
Right now, Photoshop only recognizes 2 gigs. It doesn't matter if you have 8 Gigs, but it will require a scratch disk if you exceed 2.
Right now, Photoshop only recognizes 2 gigs. It doesn't matter if you have 8 Gigs, but it will require a scratch disk if you exceed 2.
Sucks, huh?
Yep. I was starting to drool over the fact that the dual G5s can take 8Gigs, but then I remembered yesterday that PS only uses up to 2. So it's kind of a waste for those of us who just want a fast PS machine.
Now that news is out that the next G5s will be out sometime between January and March of 2004, I wonder what the next lineup will look like. Here's my guess (and that's all it is):
Dual 2.8GHz G5 (DDR533) $2999
Dual 2.5GHz (DDR400) $2499
Single 2.0GHz (DDR400) $1799
I'd love it if Apple could make all the PowerMac G5 models dual, but I don't think they'll manage to keep pricing at $1799 if they go dual.
I also think it's safe to say the 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz G5s will make their way into a G5 iMac or all new G5 desktop sometime between January and March.
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Now moving to 2 x 1.8 !
Originally posted by scavanger
simpily becuase a well configured XP box using PC Hardware will whip the Mac's ass for half the cost.
Um, there's this G5 thingy now you might want to look at.
Originally posted by Placebo
Great choice. Congradulations on your G5 purchase, and welcome to the world of fast.
Thanks. I'm so ready for a fast dualie. I've been waiting for a G5 since the original rumors on The Register, the old Mot. G5 that burned up and faded away.
I'm so happy.
Would you believe it takes my wide format Epson printer less time to print out that file than it takes to save it!!
So, I need a faster machine, and am geared towards the 1.8 dual G5. Now, that would certainly speed things up with regards to large photo files. How, will a dual processor help, as opposed to a single processor,ie., working with just a single program?
Same here, now that the Dual 1.8 has that nice price on it. I think I'm going to upgrade also!!
Originally posted by elbogo
How, will a dual processor help, as opposed to a single processor,ie., working with just a single program?
Mach will be able to run the OS threads on the other processor. You can see this in the process viewer graph. So it's not twice as fast, but it's not as if the other processor goes unused as it did in OS 9.
Originally posted by elbogo
Ok, dual G5... well, I'm still using my G4 Sawtooth, 1g ram, piggy-backed with 120gig HD =140gig, and when working with a 350mb Photoshop image, it takes forever, and I mean forever...
Would you believe it takes my wide format Epson printer less time to print out that file than it takes to save it!!
So, I need a faster machine, and am geared towards the 1.8 dual G5. Now, that would certainly speed things up with regards to large photo files. How, will a dual processor help, as opposed to a single processor,ie., working with just a single program?
I'll second Altivec's comments. If you're running files that are that big in Photoshop you probably need 2Gigs of ram (even if you get the dual G5). I was amazed at the difference an extra gig made to my PS performance with my last machine.
Originally posted by bunge
I cracked. I broke down
Goodbye LCD iMac
Hello dual G5
That's exactly what I said and so I called up old Apple and said cancel that 17" iMac. Gimme that there dual 1.8 and slap that ATI 9600 in there while you're at it.
I walked away $100 cheaper (I had the iMac loaded with 1GB RAM and 160 HD). Sure, I'm doing without the ever coveted Apple LCD for a while longer. But hey,I'm leaving Gate's world behind and stepping into the light for crying out loud! All in 64-bit style.
BTW, Apple is not a "luxury" computer as someone stated earlier in the thread. The Lexus is just an overpriced Toyota with a few extra gimmicks/gadgets to "justify"(<-I say this laughingly) the price tag. The Mac has always acheived technological/engineering breakthroughs over and above anything derived by
That's why I'm desperate toleave my current job selling a particular brand(think b&w cows) of Windows PC and going to work at the Apple Store opening here in Feb.
Ok, I'll shutup now.
I'm new here.
Originally posted by nrpenny
Hey when I typed
I'm new here.
Just the mods having some fun. The aforementioned corporate entity's name - and its many variations (think -$oft) - tend to be used around here a lot. (Some swear words are also given the
One or more of the mods gave a more in-depth explanation regarding this a few weeks ago, but I can't seem to find the thread now.
Originally quoted by Apple
Order Status as of 11:06 PM PST, 11/21/2003 Shipped
Originally posted by Placebo
Any chance that I'd be able to buy an extra processor?
if you mean "can i add a second G5 cpu to my single G5 machine (1.6 or 1.8 )"
then the answer is NO. the board doesn't have the connectors.
if you mean "can i add a G5 upgrade card to my G4/G3 machine"
then the answer is why... mobo bus on your moto board is still choked at 167 Mhz
you wouldn't get G5 performance due to bottlenecks in the old architecture.
if you want "full" 64-bit performance in a system built for it, you'll need to get a dual g5
but maybe that's not what you were asking...
Originally posted by Altivec_2.0
Depending on the program. Photoshop CE or 7 with the G5 patch will take advantage of the dual processors. Photoshop loves ram also, if your working on a large file ie 500MB. Having 2GB or more will show the performance gain compared to the 512MB stock.
Same here, now that the Dual 1.8 has that nice price on it. I think I'm going to upgrade also!!
Right now, Photoshop only recognizes 2 gigs. It doesn't matter if you have 8 Gigs, but it will require a scratch disk if you exceed 2.
Sucks, huh?
Originally posted by Placebo
Right now, Photoshop only recognizes 2 gigs. It doesn't matter if you have 8 Gigs, but it will require a scratch disk if you exceed 2.
Sucks, huh?
Yep. I was starting to drool over the fact that the dual G5s can take 8Gigs, but then I remembered yesterday that PS only uses up to 2. So it's kind of a waste for those of us who just want a fast PS machine.
Now that news is out that the next G5s will be out sometime between January and March of 2004, I wonder what the next lineup will look like. Here's my guess (and that's all it is):
Dual 2.8GHz G5 (DDR533) $2999
Dual 2.5GHz (DDR400) $2499
Single 2.0GHz (DDR400) $1799
I'd love it if Apple could make all the PowerMac G5 models dual, but I don't think they'll manage to keep pricing at $1799 if they go dual.
I also think it's safe to say the 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz G5s will make their way into a G5 iMac or all new G5 desktop sometime between January and March.