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Dual 1.8GHZ Power Mac G5: how far can it go?

xplod850

xplod850

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Dec 13, 2007
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i picked up a Dual 1.8ghz Power Mac G5 for free this past weekend. i runs great but i only has a single gig of ram. its part number (M9454LL/A) says it can only take a maximum of 4 gigs of ram via 1x4 slots. just wondering if anyone has put more into one of these, or if its not worth my time.
 
spinnerlys said:
I worked on a PowerMac G5 1.8 GHz with 8GB RAM last year, so it seems possible.

But looking at MacTracker I'm not so sure anymore.
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there are a couple of differant versions of it, some of the previous single 1.8s supported 8 gigs, but for mine it says 4... i want more!!!!
 
Nope you're stuck with only 4gb. I had that same machine though and with 2GB+ and it will fly. I actually had both models, the one with 4 slots and the other with 8 slots. Oh and a better video card besides the stock FX.

DDR memory is still kinda expensive though for the name brand stuff. Good luck on that. You got yourself a nice computer.
 
OrangeSVTguy said:
Nope you're stuck with only 4gb. I had that same machine though and with 2GB+ and it will fly. I actually had both models, the one with 4 slots and the other with 8 slots. Oh and a better video card besides the stock FX.

DDR memory is still kinda expensive though for the name brand stuff. Good luck on that. You got yourself a nice computer.
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great thanks for finalizing that for me, ill order it tonight then
 
If you want it as fast as it can be, you want 4 gigs of ram, a X800/X850 or nvidia 6800 and 2 big fast HDs. You can also buy an attachment to install 3 more HDs inside if you buy a PCI HD expansion card.
 
If you only need 1 DVI and can live with second monitor port being VGA, go with an Nvidia 7800GS. (Ebay)

They are CHEAPER than OEM X800/X850/6800 and can run circles around them.
 
When I got my G5 it came with 2GB, which was actually fine. I upgraded it to 6 because I had some extra ram after a PC upgrade, but it never uses more then 3GB.

I would say 2 or 3 is fine, don't waste your hard earned money on 4GB (unless its really really cheap).
 
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