Just installed 2gigs and 9800PRO

[dwd3885]

I had the PowerMac 2ghz G5 Dual Processor computer and just got 2gigs of RAM from newegg. So I now have 2.5 total, the most I've ever had in any system, pc or mac. Then I received my 9800 Pro for just $110 today and installed that sucker to replace my 5200 gpu.

Man am I happy. The thing just flys right now. Before, when I tried to run even more than 2 apps, the computer was struggling, now, no pageouts, nothing. The machine runs very good

And 1080p is a breeze right now

[Abulia]

Congrats! That 5200 is a crime against computing! Darn shame Apple shipped computers with those in them.

I did much like you, putting in a 9800 for a few months, then I bit the bullet and got the ATI X800. Wow. Like night and day!

[SC68Cal]

I didn't ever realize how important RAM was until I worked with a Dual 2ghz G5 with 256 MB of ram. God, my G4 tower would run circles around it.

Poor thing.

[stefan15]

Nice choice of upgrades! RAM is the best upgrade you can do, and the 9800 is at a really good price point at the moment.

[G5Unit]

IS it normal on my PM G5 single 1.8 with 1.25 gb ram and an X800XT that I get 18fps on 1080p and sometimes slowdowns on 720p?

[Spanky Deluxe]

IS it normal on my PM G5 single 1.8 with 1.25 gb ram and an X800XT that I get 18fps on 1080p and sometimes slowdowns on 720p?

I saw some talk about it before on here. I think you need a dual G5 for smooth 1080p.

Edit: From Apple's site:

For 1920x1080 (1080p) video at 24 frames per second:

QuickTime 7 for Mac OS X:
Dual 2.0 GHz PowerMac G5 or faster Macintosh computer; 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster
At least 512MB of RAM
128MB or greater video card

Source: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/recommendations.html

[dwd3885]

Yeah, this thing can handle 1080p with ease. I love it, since that's what I mainly do. And editing video is SO much easier with this now.

I mean, at the moment I'm encoding a movie with Handbrake, editing a movie in iMovie, surfing the web, listening to music, dashboard galore. I mean, it might not sound like that is a lot of stuff, but compared to when I had 512mb ram, man. I couldn't even download the OS updates and open iTunes without getting a ton of pageouts and struggling mightily.

So the combination os the 9800 Pro helped a lot as well. I think I'll take some pictures of my set up now for the first time. Because I feel proud of it!

Cheers

[TDM21]

May I ask where you got your 9800 Pro? I've been looking for one to add to my QuickSilver G4.

[dwd3885]

May I ask where you got your 9800 Pro? I've been looking for one to add to my QuickSilver G4.

i actually got one from a member over at macnn.com. i looked at ebay but they all just seemed too expensive over there. but be sure to NOT get those flashed pc cards