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I am in the market for a new mac. Upon reading these forums, I have seen posted that some of the mac's have a liquid cooling system. I look at the apple store spec's for the computers and can't find which computers have the cooling system. I am interested in the liquid cooling system if it really helps the computers run quite. Could someone inform me about which computers have the cooling system.

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G4/933, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Nov 21, 2005 6:31 PM

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ds store

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Nov 21, 2005 6:36 PM in response to bandit

Not a stupid question, don't know why Apple just don't post the specs.

According to Apple Moderators with the newest PowerMac G5 lineup, only the Quad is liquid cooled, the rest are air cooled.

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bandit Author

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Nov 21, 2005 6:48 PM in response to ds store

Thank you for helping me.

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obi_one

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Nov 22, 2005 2:44 PM in response to bandit

i got a 2.3 dualcore, it has liquid cooling..

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Nov 22, 2005 3:01 PM in response to obi_one

obi_one

All of what I have been reading is that of the new dual core Powermacs ONLY the Quad has liquid cooling - the dual core 2.3 is AIR COOLED according to all of the posts so far.

Would you please post a picture of your liquid cooled dual core 2.3? That would help us gain clarity on the issue.

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iPhoton

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Nov 22, 2005 4:54 PM in response to bandit

I am in the process of redeploying an air-cooled dual 2.0 GHz G5 system that was purchased when they were first announced in the fall of 2003. I already have its replacement as described in my profile below below and it is liquid-cooled. The liquid-cooled system is quieter, the fans don't surge as much and what noise it produces is more like a 'hum' or a 'hiss' rather than the roar produced by air fans.

Not that it doesn't have its share of fans! I count eight of them: two in front of the processors, two more behind, one in front of the expansion bay, one on the graphics card, one in front of the hard drives and another behind the drives -- exactly the same number and configuration as the air-cooled system.

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bandit Author

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Nov 22, 2005 5:24 PM in response to iPhoton

Iphoton:

At the apple store online, I only see the dual 2ghz, Dual 2.3ghz and the quad 2.5ghz. Do you know if the retail apple store is still selling the 2.7ghz? I thought the quad 2.5 was the only liquid cooling one.

Thanks

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iPhoton

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Nov 22, 2005 5:27 PM in response to bandit

I don't know since I bought mine in May and haven't looked back!

I was addressing your curiosity about the differences between air-cooled and liquid-cooled systems rather than their availability. It may be that the only liquid-cooled system they now offer is the quad 2.5 GHz. Gee, that's too bad, looks like you'll have to get one! 😉

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bandit Author

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Nov 22, 2005 5:36 PM in response to iPhoton

I think I have decided to go with the liquid cooled. My friend has an air cooled computer that just drives her crazy! I want my computer to be as quite as possible. There just isn't a choice in which liquid cooled model to buy since the 2.5ghz seems to be the only one available. I did come across one post here on the boards about someone who's liquid cooling system leaked and did damage to the computer. That did concern me, but I guess there could be problems with any computer you buy. I will be going to the apple store in the next week to make my purchase. Meanwhile, i will snoop around here some more. Thanks for replying!

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iPhoton

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Nov 22, 2005 5:52 PM in response to bandit

bandit:

At the risk of offering unsolicited advice … whichever model you get, pay for AppleCare! Apple just paid for a repair on my more-than-two-year-old G5 system, including on-site service. It doesn't take much to go wrong on an expensive computer system to justify the few hundred dollars more for AppleCare, especially if the system you buy has something "new and different" like the liquid cooling you are concerned about. OK, [rant off] … good luck with your decision.

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ds store

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Nov 22, 2005 9:28 PM in response to bandit

Here is a link to the thread where Mark C. (a apple forum moderator) corrected me and answered that the question that with the present new dual-core PowerMac offering, only the Quad is liquid cooled.

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=602570#602570

I came to the wrong conclusion looking at the pictures of the dual core.

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bandit Author

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Nov 22, 2005 9:49 PM in response to ds store

Thank you all for answering my questions. I am really excited about getting a new computer. Want to make sure I make the right choice. Just doing my homework.

Iphoton - Thanks for the advice about the applecare. I have always gotten it. It does pay off to have it. I have had to use it a couple of times in the past.

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL !

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Nov 23, 2005 2:36 PM in response to bandit

It's the G5 2.5 Quad Four unit.

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roadk

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Nov 23, 2005 4:43 PM in response to smart friendly

i've got the dualcore 2.3 and inside the case, it's got a sticker that says to unplug and consult the manual....
i would suspect from that sticker that my 2.3 dualcore is liquid cooled.
the apple site doesn't promote the liquid cooling like it did in the previous versions, but it also doesn't say which new ones have liquid cooling....

G5 2.3 dualcore Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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