applenewbee Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I have found someone in my area selling a Quad G5 2.5Ghz. Was just wondering, what are, if any upgrade options I may have. Anyone know of any mods to squeeze some power out of this? What would you guys do with it? I haven't purchased it yet, he only wants 400 for it, but I wanted to make sure it was worth it, with it being a PowerPC Mac. It has the geforce 6600 in it, and 1GB DDR2. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171360-purchasing-a-quad-g5-25ghz/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagger27 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 $400 sounds like a really good price. Test it before you buy it though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171360-purchasing-a-quad-g5-25ghz/#findComment-1180985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mills Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 $400 sounds like a really good price. Test it before you buy it though. TBH I would look for an Intel Mac Mini nowadays... And I say this as a proud Power Mac G4 owner. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171360-purchasing-a-quad-g5-25ghz/#findComment-1182241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'd look for a G5 that didn't have the water cooler on it. That thing busts and you have very little hope of rescuing your Mac. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171360-purchasing-a-quad-g5-25ghz/#findComment-1191665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormPCs Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 It's a very nice machine but it won't be running the new OS. If you are fine with running 10.5.7 it's a great machine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171360-purchasing-a-quad-g5-25ghz/#findComment-1192501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonfilio Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 $400 I'd be all over it. Yeah, it's kind of done for upgradeability - what you see is what you get. But it's still a beast of a system. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/171360-purchasing-a-quad-g5-25ghz/#findComment-1193185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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