Ramón G Castañeda

Q: Fastest, RELIABLE used Mac G5 Quad?

I have a need for the fastest PPC (non-Intel) machine in order to run certain software under Tiger for the rest of my life (I have a short personal life expectancy, under 18 months or so).  I'd need it to be noticeably faster than my current machine, of course.

 

There are some G5-Quad and G5-Dual machines available on eBay.  I understand that some G5 Quad models are better avoided due to power supply problems, but I'm not sure which ones.

 

I'd be grateful for any input from the experienced forum contributors who may have any advice.

 

Thanks in advance.

Dual 1.25MHz MDD G4, 2GB RAM, 4 int dr.3ext FW drives, Mac OS X (10.4.11), nVidia 7800 GS 425MHz 256MB video card, dual 22" CRT monitors

Posted on Aug 2, 2011 4:11 AM

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  • by Ramón G Castañeda,

    Ramón G Castañeda Ramón G Castañeda Sep 4, 2011 12:30 AM in response to romko23
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    Sep 4, 2011 12:30 AM in response to romko23

    romko23 wrote:

     

    …but I called a friend tonite and he told me the single pump reports the same way as the dual..

     

     

    Romko,

     

    You have to stop listening to idiots.  Really.

     

    If you have the Hardware Monitor application installed, it will report a SINGLE pump if you have only one, and it will report TWO if you have a dual.

  • by Ramón G Castañeda,

    Ramón G Castañeda Ramón G Castañeda Sep 4, 2011 1:53 AM in response to romko23
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    Sep 4, 2011 1:53 AM in response to romko23

    This is what you can expect to see reported in a single-pump G5 Quad, like mine

     

     

    Hardware_Monitor_sensors_all.jpg Hardware_Monitor_pump_sensor.jpg

     

     

    romko23 wrote:

     

    but I called a friend tonite and he told me the single pump reports the same way as the dual.. here are my temps to show you..

     

     

    CPU A Core 1 Diode: 106.1 F

    CPU A Core 2 Diode  104.6 F

    CPU B Core 1 Diode  107.9 F

    CPU B Core 2 Diode  117.1 F

     

    So what?  What do you think those temperature readings are supposed to show relative to the issue of single versus dual pump, Romko?  Nothing!  Absoluely NOTHING!

     

     

    romko23 wrote:

     

    …I am not sure where Ramon is getting his info from…

     

    From the horse's mouth, Romko.  From the highly qualified and skilled engineers, technicians and programmers who develop this tech software at Dr. Marcel Bresnik's:

     

    http://www.bresink.com/index-en.html

     

    With all the respect that I can muster, I must tell you that now I'm even less inclined to trust what you've been told about the need for keeping the rivets. 

  • by romko23,

    romko23 romko23 Sep 4, 2011 12:02 PM in response to Ramón G Castañeda
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    Sep 4, 2011 12:02 PM in response to Ramón G Castañeda

    You don't have to be SO NASTY... Anyway, I don't have hardware monitor.. I use temperature monitor.. Is there another software out there(FREE I HOPE) that will tell me this stuff other than hardware monitor?

  • by Ramón G Castañeda,

    Ramón G Castañeda Ramón G Castañeda Sep 4, 2011 4:51 PM in response to romko23
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    Sep 4, 2011 4:51 PM in response to romko23

    Since it appears that the good mods have seen fit to clean up the last few posts in the interest of civility, I'll repeat this solution for the benefit of Romko and future readers:

     

     

    romko23 wrote:


    …I don't have hardware monitor.. I use temperature monitor.. Is there another software out there(FREE I HOPE) that will tell me this stuff other than hardware monitor?

     

    Download Hardware Monitor from the above linked site.  The free demo version will indicate to you what additional sensors are available for your machine once you unlock (buy) the application.  That will tell you if your machine has one or two pump sensors.

  • by Ramón G Castañeda,

    Ramón G Castañeda Ramón G Castañeda Sep 4, 2011 4:52 PM in response to Ramón G Castañeda
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    Sep 4, 2011 4:52 PM in response to Ramón G Castañeda

    EDITED last post:  "good moods" to good mods

  • by Ramón G Castañeda,

    Ramón G Castañeda Ramón G Castañeda Sep 4, 2011 7:58 PM in response to Ramón G Castañeda
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    Sep 4, 2011 7:58 PM in response to Ramón G Castañeda

    Ramón G Castañeda wrote:

     

    Since it appears that the good mods have seen fit to clean up the last few posts in the interest of civility…

     

    I'l also repost the following:

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/6324557#6324557

    Jan 13, 2008 6:59 AM                                                                                                    

     

    Hi to you all. I just bought a well-loved G5 2,5 Quad and now i'm wating for delivering. I've read several posts about G5's coolant leaks but I'd like to know little more about these two different types:

     

    http://www.mac-resource.com/parts/661-3729.gif

     

    Can someone tell me if the dual pump model is the more safe and reliable, or the one is worth the other? According to the posts and forums I've found on the net, it seems the single pump one is the most affected by coolant leaks.
    Thank you
    Rob                                                                           

     

    The emphasized text in red is just to show the great degree of confusion around this issue.  No one seems to be sure, and no one has posted definitively labeled images of the pumps side by side that i have been able to locate.  It loks like moot point to me.

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