GHz's or Pixels?

[Mechcozmo]

I'd vote for the GHz... its harder to upgrade that the pixels.

Get a Dell 20" now and when you have more money get an Apple 23" screen, or just get 2 Dell 20" screens. That would be extremely helpful, more so than a single 23". And you can upgrade them later for Apple's 23" displays...

Same with RAM. Get however much now (not from Apple!) and then upgrade it later, slowly.

 

[Abstract]

sonnet are currently developing them, all that needs doing is working out the thermal calibration

personally i'd go for refurb dual 2.5 + a dell 24"

I'd go for a dual 2.7GHz + a Dell 24"

 

[evil_santa]

I can't do dell thing. I've had such a hellish time moving from a G3 to a Dell XP at work, I just couldn't look at a dell monitor on a mac. I know its only a monitor but its just not right! The apple screens look so much better than black plastic.

 

[Rocksaurus]

Help, I don't get it. Why would this be a good thing? If you have a PowerMac G5, you could just eBay for a faster processor later. What is the purpose of the upgrade card?

So if I buy a 2 GHz G5 for my 1.6, what will happen to the bus? Will my bus overclock itself 200 MHz? Will that fry my mobo? I figure purchased upgrade cards would solve the bus speed issue, unless there's so way I can do that on my own?

 

[matticus008]

So if I buy a 2 GHz G5 for my 1.6, what will happen to the bus? Will my bus overclock itself 200 MHz? Will that fry my mobo? I figure purchased upgrade cards would solve the bus speed issue, unless there's so way I can do that on my own?

How would the add-in card solve the bus speed issue? It's not a whole new motherboard, which is what you would need if it were a limitation of the existing motherboard. I'd think that since it's locked to a ratio (1:2 or 1:3), that it's the same hardware and that since other people have gotten it to work (sort of) that it's something Apple deliberately crippled.

 

[Rocksaurus]

How would the add-in card solve the bus speed issue? It's not a whole new motherboard, which is what you would need if it were a limitation of the existing motherboard. I'd think that since it's locked to a ratio (1:2 or 1:3), that it's the same hardware and that since other people have gotten it to work (sort of) that it's something Apple deliberately crippled.

I guess I should have indicated that I was speaking theoretically. As it stands now, I don't think plopping a G5 that's faster than 1.6 GHz into my machine would work because my processor:bus ratio is locked, however, if there were upgrade cards made, they would only sell if they worked on older motherboards (the ones that need the upgrades). So, theoretically if an upgrade card came to market it would have to resolve the motherboard issue. As it stands now I don't see anyone on eBay doing this. How it would work exactly I don't know, but my point is that I see G5 upgrade cards as a good thing.

 

[evil_santa]

Update.

I went a bit mad and got the 23" display & a D2.7 G5. After the intel announcement I decided that I might want the machine to last a bit longer. So when it comes to replace the G5 in 4 or 5 years time , we will be well into the intel Macs.