New PowerMac Photos?

keysersoze · Jun 3, 2004, 01:13 PM

Just posted by Appleinsider:

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=474

Laslo Panaflex · Jun 3, 2004, 01:22 PM

OMG, it looks like you can put 4 processors under that huge heatsink. . .

Wes · Jun 3, 2004, 01:27 PM

I've saved incase of cease and decist order.

BlingBling 3k12 · Jun 3, 2004, 01:29 PM

Ho-lee-sh*t!!!

4xG5? Would be

grabberslasher · Jun 3, 2004, 01:30 PM

Very interesting. I only see 4 Ram slots though... Maybe this is just the low end model...

Cool, this must mean an all-dual lineup.

keysersoze · Jun 3, 2004, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grabberslasher

Cool, this must mean an all-dual lineup.

That's what jumped out at me too. No more singles...maybe only singles in the iMac G5.

Laslo Panaflex · Jun 3, 2004, 01:34 PM

How can apple legal get involved? They are in their own service manuals that have been released by apple, it's not like the pictures have been stolen. Probably leaked on purpose to create hype ala leaked G5 specs on the web last year.

Veldek · Jun 3, 2004, 01:36 PM

The bad news: still only one optical drive and not more space for the harddisks in the upper right corner. But I'm wondering what the extra space in the lower left corner is for...

And why are there only 4 RAM slots?

Laslo Panaflex · Jun 3, 2004, 01:40 PM

Here is the small version of the picture.

BlingBling 3k12 · Jun 3, 2004, 01:40 PM

Only 4 visible... If you look at the photo, in the back of the separation piece of metal there's a little cut out area, looks like some more RAM slots and enough opening area for your fingers to maneuver through there.

edesignuk · Jun 3, 2004, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlingBling 3k12

Ho-lee-sh*t!!!

4xG5? Would be

There is no way tis will be quad

keysersoze · 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veldek

But I'm wondering what the extra space in the lower left corner is for...

There IS a lot of space down there. I am only seeing 4 RAM slots, like you... which is weird considering the placement of them puts them right next to the big empty hole. Maybe they will have future expansion RAM there...I haven't a clue.

EDIT: The article actually says the space could be used for 1TB of storage...why didn't I think of that?!?

Veldek · Jun 3, 2004, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keysersoze

EDIT: The article actually says the space could be used for 1TB of storage...why didn't I think of that?!?

Yeah, I read that, too, but why should there be some harddisks and some others on the whole other side of the Power Mac. I can't imagine this being very efficient considering that there has to be some kind of connection.

keysersoze · Jun 3, 2004, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veldek

Yeah, I read that, too, but why should there be some harddisks and some others on the whole other side of the Power Mac. I can't imagine this being very efficient considering that there has to be some kind of connection.

Right. And I am not sure how the HD's would mount in there anyway...they took out the metal separator... so I wonder how they could reside in there. And the vertical fans are gone...1TB of storage would require a lot of fans, I would think. I don't know though, considering I've never been in the presence of so much storage capacity.

BlingBling 3k12 · Jun 3, 2004, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edesignuk

There is no way tis will be quad

I was snooping around in the System folder looking for a file and there was a configuration file for the About This Mac window (not a .plist, maybe a .bundle, I can't remember). In there were configurations for Single, Dual, Triple, and Quadruple Processor configurations. Now that could be just covering the bases, maybe for use in a server environment, but I figured I'd point it out.

slughead · Jun 3, 2004, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veldek

The bad news: still only one optical drive and not more space for the harddisks in the upper right corner. But I'm wondering what the extra space in the lower left corner is for...

And why are there only 4 RAM slots?

There are now 2GB DDR ram sticks available, maybe apple things we don't need more than 8GB RAM..

BTW someone said that intel can't have more than 4.x GB ram in their mobos, which is untrue. Intel's mobos use some weird RAM emulation thing where they have 42bit addressing (someone do the math).. anyways I'm pretty sure that means intel's mobos (even on 32bit processors) can go higher than 8GB (which is apple's artificial max).

slughead · Jun 3, 2004, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edesignuk

There is no way tis will be quad :rolleyes:

I don't see why not, aside from the production problems with the 90NM.. but that never stopped Apple from 'releasing' the product anyway and just saying "unavailable until rapture."

Jobs said "3ghz in 1 year".. maybe this is his way of making it up to us for making fuctarded promises :)

MacRumors · Jun 3, 2004, 02:36 PM

Appleinsider published photos from new service and repair documents for the Apple PowerMac G5 which depict a yet unreleased PowerMac G5.

The revised model looks identical to the current PowerMac G5 on the outside, but feature notable differences in the internal design.

Changes show a larger unified heatsink cover (with G5 label), significantly smaller motherboard, vertically placed RAM slots.

nagromme · Jun 3, 2004, 02:40 PM

Looks like a new SINGLE CPU heat shield, to me. (AI speculates that it's a new dual shield, but it only says "G5" once--and I think Apple likes to show off that there are two in there.)

If that means the lineup's not going all-dual, I approve: the lowest PowerMac can then be cheaper than possible with duals.

voodoo007 · Jun 3, 2004, 02:42 PM

wOOt! Dual 3Ghz...Here I come!!

Mr.Hey · Jun 3, 2004, 02:42 PM

I'm giddy as a school girl!

I can't wait for WWDC...

SuperChuck · Jun 3, 2004, 02:42 PM

Hmmm...further confirmation of a Powermac update at WWDC?

Was there any chance that we wouldn't see a Powermac update?

Mr.Hey · 03:37 PM

This is great news!

bar italia · 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Hey

This is great news!

So why exactly is this "great" news? Be specific.

DWKlink · Jun 3, 2004, 02:49 PM

Well the original photo is of a single cpu machine. I know that there were rumors in these threads that the new g5s would be single proc machines - i just can't see apple doing that.

Keep in mind that if they do use 970fx, its a much smaller chip - so there could be 2 underneath that sink.

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Laslo Panaflex macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kaliforniah	How can apple legal get involved? They are in their own service manuals that have been released by apple, it's not like the pictures have been stolen. Probably leaked on purpose to create hype ala leaked G5 specs on the web last year. __________________ Mac Pro 2.6ghz, 3GB RAM, ATI X1900xt

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Veldek macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany	The bad news: still only one optical drive and not more space for the harddisks in the upper right corner. But I'm wondering what the extra space in the lower left corner is for... And why are there only 4 RAM slots? __________________ Never ask a man what computer he uses. If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If it's not, why embarrass him? T. Clancy PM G5 2x2.5 / Penryn MBP 2.4 / X.6

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Laslo Panaflex macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kaliforniah	Here is the small version of the picture. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mac Pro 2.6ghz, 3GB RAM, ATI X1900xt

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Wes macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London	I've saved incase of cease and decist order.

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BlingBling 3k12 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austin, TX	Ho-lee-sh*t!!! 4xG5? Would be

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grabberslasher macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Éire	Very interesting. I only see 4 Ram slots though... Maybe this is just the low end model... Cool, this must mean an all-dual lineup.

Jun 3, 2004, 02:36 PM	#18
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	New PowerMac Photos? Appleinsider published photos from new service and repair documents for the Apple PowerMac G5 which depict a yet unreleased PowerMac G5. The revised model looks identical to the current PowerMac G5 on the outside, but feature notable differences in the internal design. Changes show a larger unified heatsink cover (with G5 label), significantly smaller motherboard, vertically placed RAM slots.

Jun 3, 2004, 02:40 PM	#19
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	Looks like a new SINGLE CPU heat shield, to me. (AI speculates that it's a new dual shield, but it only says "G5" once--and I think Apple likes to show off that there are two in there.) If that means the lineup's not going all-dual, I approve: the lowest PowerMac can then be cheaper than possible with duals. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

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voodoo007 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2004	wOOt! Dual 3Ghz...Here I come!!

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Mr.Hey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002	I'm giddy as a school girl! I can't wait for WWDC...

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SuperChuck macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chucktown, SC	Hmmm...further confirmation of a Powermac update at WWDC? Was there any chance that we wouldn't see a Powermac update? __________________ Mmmm...cheese.

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Mr.Hey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002	This is great news! Last edited by Rower_CPU : Jun 3, 2004 at 03:37 PM. Reason: insult

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DWKlink macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York, NY	Well the original photo is of a single cpu machine. I know that there were rumors in these threads that the new g5s would be single proc machines - i just can't see apple doing that. Keep in mind that if they do use 970fx, its a much smaller chip - so there could be 2 underneath that sink.

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