applekid said:
I agree. That's why I started this thread in the "buying section" a few days ago. It ain't great, but it's the best we can do.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/75960/
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I agree. That's why I started this thread in the "buying section" a few days ago. It ain't great, but it's the best we can do.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/75960/
L computer
At least Apple seems to have done cooling right. Remember those shots from L computer of their cooling system? It looked like a moonshine still.
http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/cooling/index.htm
At least Apple seems to have done cooling right. Remember those shots from L computer of their cooling system? It looked like a moonshine still.
http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/cooling/index.htm
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Skiniftz said:I'm buying the DP2.5 purely for audio work and don't want to have to get it serviced periodically or risk it springing a leak or worry that it might be about to explode at any second.
I'm wondering should I have just bought a dual 2Ghz at the new price.
Ditto - having the same feeling - why did I wait for the past 6 months. Yes, we can and will use all of the CPU available for all of those hungry audio plug-ins, but maybe a 2G might be a better choice. But fellow ProTools folks had to do a lot to get them to work cleanly, so I thought Rev B would be better; but an LCS doesn't smell of a Rev B. Sigh.
Or, maybe I'm just too woried...
Buy AppleCare, and move on?
Skiniftz said:
I ordered mine last Friday was given a shipping date on or before 07/30, I'm also in the UK
Is this real?
I dunno....it looks pretty 'un-Apple-like' to me, so I'm wondering if the photos aren't fake. I know that they *are* going with liquid cooling on this generation, but just speculating that the pictures themselves could be concocted.
Also, as someone else pointed out, wasn't the motherboard supposed to be smaller on the new systems, too? This one (in the pics) looks the same size as before....
Craig
I dunno....it looks pretty 'un-Apple-like' to me, so I'm wondering if the photos aren't fake. I know that they *are* going with liquid cooling on this generation, but just speculating that the pictures themselves could be concocted.
Also, as someone else pointed out, wasn't the motherboard supposed to be smaller on the new systems, too? This one (in the pics) looks the same size as before....
Craig
fear not
well when you buy the first mass produced device after revision there is an element of risk, but you are also on the cutting edge......
honestly the amount of liquid in there is maybe a cup? probably much less.... think of how small that unit really is. it's also not like a car with rubber hoses and left out in harsh weather. i would bet the odds of this exploding on you are much less than some piece of equipment if your studio causing an electrical fire, or a meteor falling on your roof.
for a/v work it will be interesting to see how this machine at full work load compares to the 2x2.0 at full load (noise-wise). i would hope it makes less noise than its slower sibling. there are speed controls on all the fans, as well as the coolant pump.... so at idle you should nap fine if nothing else...
Skiniftz said:I must confess to feeling a little apprehensive towards this liquid cooling system. I mean - overclockers are born tinkerers - they are used to (and in fact in most cases probably enjoy) having a system under constant maintenance.
I on the other hand, cannot be bothered these days with tinkering and would much rather get on with some work. I'm buying the DP2.5 purely for audio work and don't want to have to get it serviced periodically or risk it springing a leak or worry that it might be about to explode at any second.
I'm wondering should I have just bought a dual 2Ghz at the new price.
well when you buy the first mass produced device after revision there is an element of risk, but you are also on the cutting edge......
honestly the amount of liquid in there is maybe a cup? probably much less.... think of how small that unit really is. it's also not like a car with rubber hoses and left out in harsh weather. i would bet the odds of this exploding on you are much less than some piece of equipment if your studio causing an electrical fire, or a meteor falling on your roof.
for a/v work it will be interesting to see how this machine at full work load compares to the 2x2.0 at full load (noise-wise). i would hope it makes less noise than its slower sibling. there are speed controls on all the fans, as well as the coolant pump.... so at idle you should nap fine if nothing else...
sccaldwell said:
that smaller motherboard was shown in the pictures in the tech manual that was "leaked". those pictures do not have the liquid cooling, nor do they match the 2 new G5s that were released. there are pictures of the non-liquid cooled machines and they don't match that manual either (RAM placement etc).
in this picture the liquid cooling system seems to be very modular. it really looks like the unit is dropped on the new motherboard in place of the heatsinks. that makes me feel better about it in the sense that they can easily revise it, or use the same case for all the G5s (saves everyone money).
someone mentioned how that makes you really think the G5 powerbook really is far off..... i also would think the liquid cooled X-Serve is nowhere close? i can only guess till there is some advancement, those machine will lag in chip speed. i guess liquid laptops exist, at least in test enviroments. if they can make them work, they will easily get the X-serve hopping. maybe next rev chips will run cooler at the slower speeds, so it'll work out.
macridah said:
No it's not.. the pics in that 'leaked' tech manual are not pictures from the updated powermacs (how many times has that been reported? I've lost count)
and yes, the new powermacs have one big heatsink, with a small crease in the middle. That's all there is in terms of resemblance with the 'leaked' tech manuals
J-Squire said:
My sentiments exactly.
Oh well, thankfully I've still got 100 or so episodes to go of Megatokyo to get me through this lull.
Maybe something else?
Yes, I'm wondering also, with all the announcements lately - what has Steve got left to announce? We've had the new PowerMacs (one with the 1st ever Liquid Cooling System ever on a Mac), Airport Express, Remote Desktop 2.0, iTunes 4.6 with Airtunes, iPod your BMW, all in the last few weeks, and usually Steve likes to have something to WOW us with. Could the leaked manual be of some other new type of computer? I know that new LCD monitors are expected shortly, but that isn't usually the kind of stuff that Steve brings out as the next big thing. Steve has got to have something else up his turtleneck - what could it be?
klaus said:
Yes, I'm wondering also, with all the announcements lately - what has Steve got left to announce? We've had the new PowerMacs (one with the 1st ever Liquid Cooling System ever on a Mac), Airport Express, Remote Desktop 2.0, iTunes 4.6 with Airtunes, iPod your BMW, all in the last few weeks, and usually Steve likes to have something to WOW us with. Could the leaked manual be of some other new type of computer? I know that new LCD monitors are expected shortly, but that isn't usually the kind of stuff that Steve brings out as the next big thing. Steve has got to have something else up his turtleneck - what could it be?
adamcoop said:
Not just you, but to everyone else complaining as well... um, then why did you click on the link?
Well my dual 2.5 should be here in the next 2-4 weeks and lets just hope there are no issues with the LCS eh.
Dual 2.5 is an overclockers dream.
I know what I'll be doing with my dual 2.5. Overclocking it! This system already has water cooling installed. how cool is that!. Or, if overclockers want to chill it down further, half the work is already done since the piping is already in place. All that would have to be done is to install a compressor-type mod and replace the water-glycol mixture with a refrigerant.
I know what I'll be doing with my dual 2.5. Overclocking it! This system already has water cooling installed. how cool is that!. Or, if overclockers want to chill it down further, half the work is already done since the piping is already in place. All that would have to be done is to install a compressor-type mod and replace the water-glycol mixture with a refrigerant.