Find out processor speed for g5 power mac

Ih8reno said:

Motherboard, fans, ram slot pieces, pretty much it.

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I was considering at one point buying a bare Mac Pro like what you are looking at. Turns out for the RAM risers alone was $100 for a set. Then You have to spend $40-60 on HDD sleds, then a stock 7300GT graphics card then find a PC one that is flashed (or drop money on a official Radeon 5770). It's one big money pit. I didn't buy that one for $150 just for the reason that it was going to cost more to be put into stock form than to buy a machine that was already stock.

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128keaton said:

I recommend an ASUS gt210. Cheap, works well as a stop-gap for a newer card. Its $30 on Amazon, sadly no EFI boot. PowerBook medic has good RAM for the Mac Pros.

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Those nvidia cards are so low end like the Radeon 5450. I have a 5450 in my Core 2 Quad desktop and the thing struggles with Minecraft and the Sims 3. I've owned both and they are just junk. A much better option would be a flashed Radeon 5750 or the official apple cards.

gavinstubbs09 said:

Those nvidia cards are so low end like the Radeon 5450. I have a 5450 in my Core 2 Quad desktop and the thing struggles with Minecraft and the Sims 3. I've owned both and they are just junk. A much better option would be a flashed Radeon 5750 or the official apple cards.

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Harsh on the HD5450. It is not a gaming card but a decent budget HTPC card and a tad better than the GT210, which struggles with some Bluray rips. I have the AMD card now running in my HP Microserver running 10.9.4 quite happily. Fanless, ergo noiseless and sips electricity.

Ih8reno said:

Yeah maybe, the ram risers are there but it needs actual ram. The sleds are not which is a pain. In any case I'll see what he can do or offer me to buy it for.

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I have tons of extra sleds.