I'll generally echo what Kris has said regarding the liquid cooled G5's.
An additional factor to consider is that the G5 you're using may be a
quad-core, as opposed to the more common dual-core/dual-processor G5's.
That would explain why it's able to smoke the more recent iMacs, which
only have dual cores. If I recall correctly, later model liquid G5's had
an improved coolant system resulting in fewer problems with leakage
(that would include the G5's). If you really want a G5, I'd recommend
the fastest air cooled model (dual 2.3 GHz) or a later liquid cooled
model. If you really want the speed, you'll have to get a liquid cooled
quad G5, which still aren't cheap and run some risk of coolant leakage.
If you intend to use the unit as an HTPC, you'll also need a tuner and
software to manage it and your recordings. As Leopard and PowerPC is
getting older by the minute, you can expect to see the DVR software
companies start shutting the platform out. The one that comes to mind is
EyeTV. You can check out their website to see if Leopard and PowerPC are
supported with the latest tuners, or just get updates for their old
hardware.
Eric
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