New 2.7Ghz G5s

[BFG]

Not the biggest upgrade ever!

Amazon also has listed pages for the new dual 2.0 Ghz & dual 2.3 Ghz machines with the following specs:

Mac OS X10.4, code named Tiger
Dual 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5 processors
512 MB of DDR SDRAM
160 GB hard drive
16x Dual Layer SuperDrive (CD/DVD+RW)

Mac OS X10.4, code named Tiger
Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 processors
512 MB of DDR SDRAM
250 GB hard drive
16x Dual Layer SuperDrive (CD/DVD+RW)

[:MoD:Shade]

Where's my damn Dual 3 though!!...arrrr

[BTs_GhostSniper]

Where's my damn Dual 3 though!!...arrrr

That's what I'm screaming too.  Guess it will be another 6 months before I upgrade my G5. 

[.vooDoo.]

Whats wrong with a 2.7ghz GS. Thats a full 1ghz faster then the machine you have now. That is a dramatic increase in power.

[BTs_GhostSniper]

Whats wrong with a 2.7ghz GS. Thats a full 1ghz faster then the machine you have now. That is a dramatic increase in power.

Well, .9 GHz faster...but who's counting? 

Something just sounds incredibly shmexy about a dual-3.0GHz G5.  Call me crazy, but I'm holding out for my dream!   

[BFG]

Me to GS me to... that big 3.0 is the one im watching for... only 300Mhz to go and i know it can't be that far along!

So they have released the new macs 'officially' now... What i want to know (btw duel layer DVD burners now ) is what the hell is the ATI 6950 256 DDR Card? Where the hell did it come from and why the hell is the numbering in reverse - more powerful that the 9800?  EH? WHAT?!

ps... flat screen monitors are cheaper as well about £500 for the 20inch model... god i would love on of those screens

[Cobra]

Woohoo, I'm really excited to see Apple reach 3GHz in 2007!  That'll be too cool! 

what the hell is the ATI 6950 256 DDR Card? Where the hell did it come from and why the hell is the numbering in reverse

Mmm?  You mean 9650?  Numbers aren't reversed; it's more like 9600 + 50.

[BFG]

oops typo

Ok so a top of the line ATI card in the mac is now a 9650?  ... we had the 9000,9200, 9700 9800, 9800pro etc.. and then the X800 as the top of the line ATI card... So what the hell is going on when the top spec G5 now comes with a 9650?!  ... its a 256mb card and it has support for the 30inch display but i can't find any info on it!

re the 'number reversing' - well i was kinda expecting the top macs to now have a 9900 pro or somthing - or rather a X900  ...

[|MP|Nomad]

Well, apple just released their new baby!!  The new and hopefully improved G5.  One bad thing is that they took out the dual 2.5's which kind of sucks b/c I was hoping they keep them b/c they would be cheaper, but of course apple thought of that to force peeps to get the new 2.7, damn apple!! See now they have the new 2.3 G5, why they do this? do peeps can see the difference in performance b/w the 2.7 and the 2.3 or less, but not much of a noticeable difference from the 2.5.  grrrrr 

Also, they have the new dual layered burning superdrive, guess its kind of cool for those that will utilize it, i can see the benefits, but who here will really neeed that?  And, it is still liquid cooled, nice.

[:MoD:Shade]

I just like the fact that it ships default with a 256MB card...

[Cobra]

It sounds like the 9650 is pretty much a 9600 that's able to drive the 30" monitors.  The X800 is still ATI's top-end card for the Mac (though I don't think it's available through Apple).

Seems strange that Apple removed the 9800XT from the list of choices, since that was a nice card that wasn't as expensive as NVIDIA's GeForce 6800.  There's really no in-between option anymore.  Hmm.

[.vooDoo.]

Seems strange that Apple removed the 9800XT from the list of choices, since that was a nice card that wasn't as expensive as NVIDIA's GeForce 6800.  There's really no in-between option anymore.  Hmm.

Its because the 9650 is a card made specifically for the Mac and they want to make sure that all the cards get used that were ordered in bulk from ATI. If there were an option to get a 9800xt in the new G5 everyong would opt for that and apple would be stuck with a crap load of mid range video cards that are only compatible with tthe G5. Damn Corporate Americas and there strategic thinking. 

[BFG]

Well Cobra there is still the 9800Pro .. although it will be interesting to see the exact specs of the 9650 and how it compares to the other cards. Tis a bit annoying though

[:MoD:Shade]

N e e d . . .

M o n e y !

[BTs_Mysterio]

BFG, the top end computers have never shipped with the highest end of cards before. I don't see what there is to complain about. You can of course still buy your X800s from a local mac store. When was the last time you saw a PC with a 1.35GHz FSB?

It would seem my G5 has become just a little cheaper... I still can't imagine anything being more powerful then my Rev A. So 2.7GHz sounds crazy fast.

[.vooDoo.]

You can of course still buy your X800s from a local mac store. When was the last time you saw a PC with a 1.35GHz FSB?

Myst...(edited my own sarcasim as to not spawn flames) why dont you do some research on the AMD processors and you will find that there FSB's are right in line with MAC.

[BTs_Mysterio]

Good for them, but I consider AMD worse than intel. Why don't you stop being a PC noob and realize it's Mac (short for Macintosh) not MAC.

[BFG]

Before this drops any further into a bitch fest could we go back on topic?

Apart from the great new duel layer DVD drives (going to make backing up big projects so much more convenient, not to mention HD etc ) Its great to see apple finally pushing some extra ram in their comps - surprisingly though in the form of GPU ram! - i guess this is an effort to really maximize on Core Image in Tiger

Also is the PC3200 DDR SDRAM that the new G5s are packing faster than previous models?

ps voodoo - is this dual-independent frontside busses running at aprox 1.35GHz? - or is it just in SP configurations? 

[BFG]

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0504newg5.html

Interesting info regarding the next revisions of the G5's and the much anticipated Duel Core Chips (that apparently still havn't made it to production damn it  )

[Cobra]

Its great to see apple finally pushing some extra ram in their comps - surprisingly though in the form of GPU ram! - i guess this is an effort to really maximize on Core Image in Tiger

Yeah, as well as offering a much cheaper solution for people wanting to use those monster 30" monitors (add $50 from a 9600 to a 9650, or add $500 from a 9600 to a 6800 Ultra). 

Also is the PC3200 DDR SDRAM that the new G5s are packing faster than previous models?

Nope.  That's the same RAM I have in my G5 from last fall.