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10Ghz PowerMac G5

by Shawn @ 11:10 am · filed under Tech Stuff

Okay, so Apple *did* announce quad processor PowerMacs today. The top-end being a 2.5Ghz x 4 G5 machine. I know what I'm getting myself for an early Christmas present (they aren't shipping them until next month though). :)

http://www.apple.com/powermac/

UpdateThe video card that comes with it (PCI Express GeForce 6600) supports one dual link DVI port and one single link DVI port. That's dumb, considering the old machines support 2 dual link DVI ports. That means you can't drive 2 30" monitors with a single card. Stupid if you ask me...

Also, does anyone know of a hardware SATA RAID card that support PowerMac G5 machines??

2 Responses to “10Ghz PowerMac G5”

  1. Infinite Says:
    October 19th, 2005 at 2:34 pm

    So why don’t you opt for the Quadro FX 4500 card? It’s got 2 dual link DVI ports.

    http://www.apple.com/powermac/graphics.html

  2. Shawn Says:
    October 19th, 2005 at 3:08 pm

    I know… just seems screwy to buy a $2,000 video card to drive a $2,500 monitor is all. :) Especially when the previous PowerMacs had a card that had 2 dual-link ports as a $350 upgrade.

    I suppose since it’s PCI Express now, you could always just put a 2nd video card in it for the 2nd monitor. {shrug}

    Another thing I just noticed is the URL you gave above talks about the GeForce 7800 GT option… Too bad you can’t buy one (or build to order a computer with it). So where the hell is it? :)

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