korki696 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 ok what should i get, a Mac Pro with the 2.0Ghz and 160GB HD and 1GB ram? or a powermac 2.5Ghz Quad with 2.5GB ram and a 250GB HD. it would mostly be used for video editing with FCP. thanks -Korki- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Unless you're talking about some refurbished or used G5, the quad g5 is $1000+ more than the 2.66 Mac Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korki696 Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 yes the G5 would be used. thanks -Korki- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Get the Mac Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Why the HELL would you think of getting a G5? The Mac Pro is moer powerful (benchmarks show this), cheaper, plus you are on intel and can dual boot XP if you need to game or something and over time the PPC's will be worthless when the move from PPC is complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebs Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 ^^^What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 definitely go for the intel based mac pro. powerpc processors are getting phased out, soon enough intel code is all that will be coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4bren Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I would go with the Mac Pro. I love the G5, it's a great machine, but now it's practically obselete. PPC processors are phased out, they don't sell a damn one (except for refurbs). ON thte Mac Pro you can dual boot Windows, to run a game (Gaming performance is probably much better). I don't think that they will only release Intel code for at least another year or two. They would lose a lot that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menno Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Though the G5 are very powerfull processors and can beat the intel one with certain tests. I thought it had a better floating point precision. Correct me if I am wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Why the HELL would you think of getting a G5? The Mac Pro is moer powerful (benchmarks show this), cheaper, plus you are on intel and can dual boot XP if you need to game or something and over time the PPC's will be worthless when the move from PPC is complete. That's not quite true AND you know it. While the Mac Pro is fastre, it isn't as fast as you're trying to imply. [Mod edited] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 I dont see that he's implying anything. All of his statements are 100% true, assuming the purchase of two brand new stock configurations. "The Mac Pro is moer[sic] powerful (benchmarks show this)" - Even if it gets one more point in xbench or cinebench, that becomes a factual statement. Of course, if someone's buying a used G5 for like $1500, that's probably a better deal, except where will he be in two years? [Mod edited] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 No Ad Hom attacks, gents. Keep this thread open for advice, not arguments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I'd just like to point out that an Ad Hominim attack is when someone says "You're wrong because you're stupid". It is not an ad hominim attack when someone says "You're wrong, and that makes you stupid". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Very true. When the word "liar" starts getting thrown around, though, it's quite obvious that arguments aren't being evaluated based on merit. Anyway, back on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korki696 Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 yea thats another thing in two years the g5 will be very outdated. another question though should i wait a little longer to buy one? thanks -Korki- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 By the end of the year we're likely to see quad-core chips for the Power Mac... so if you can it might be worth your wait. Plus, FB-DIMM RAM is likely to be cheaper by that point (due to a greater supply, more competition, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korki696 Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 the thing is i want to spend the least amount over $2000 so whats the lowest i could get by the end of the year? thanks -Korki- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Ok fine mods, I understand No Fighting but Moose starts alot and he needs termperarily banned. He has attacked me in more than one thread. I will keep my comments to myself, but don't just edit post please, disapline(spelling?) him. On topic, the G5 will never dual boot Windows and since the code is going Intel, G5's are just about worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 A Nonny Moose has been contacted by the moderation staff... something we do quite frequently. Now, back to the Mac Pro... :censored2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 it would mostly be used for video editing with FCP. At this point, the only good reason to get a G5 is having performance critical softwarehat has not yet been "ported" to x86. Otherwise, you are certainly better off building a Core 2 Duo hackintosh for about $1k or getting the "standard" Mac Pro for $2.5k (a sweet deal). You could also get a 2 GHz Mac Pro for about $2k, but if your wallet is that tight you should probably just build yourself a hackintosh instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Well thinking about it, my first post may have been to harsh, but you could use a G5 for a year or so I think but dont' expect to get all the good stuff on the G5's much longer cause I think Apple's push to total Intel is coming fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I think you'll be able to use it for more than a year. I mean, companies like Adobe aren't going to abandon something they worked on for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Maybe, maybe not. I mean the Universal code is bloated but needed now. In the future, streamlining and thining the code out to Intel only is what is needed. I mean some patches are almost twice as big with Universal code. I think realisiticly, 2 years is pushing PowerPC usuability. I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I think you're kind of right with two years, but there will still be PPC code in apps for years more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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