---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport Date: Sunday, 06. January 2013 From: Bill Connelly <billycarmac...@verizon.net> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Wish I felt comfortable trying reseating the cpu with new thermal > paste ... given the chance - I wouldn't mind trying.
At least opening it up and looking would not harm, maybe. > But I am sending it back for a refund. In this case I wouldn’t open it up. Going for a refund is propably the safest way… > It's a bit over my level of > "expertise" gained by changing a mobo in my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz a few > years ago ... now my cpu needs changing, if I could find one ... Didn’t you find a replacement processor module? There are always a couple of them floating around on eBay… > Money is also a factor ... I had to borrow the funds thinking I didn't > want to miss such a good deal ... it was worth a try. although I paid > too much for it. If money is a factor, fast G4s and even faster G5s are the cheapest OS X machines you can buy. You should keep looking for either a G4 MDD/FW800 (I prefer the MDD as it can still boot into Mac OS 9.2.2 natively) or a replacement processor module for you QS. If you find a good deal for a G5 again: make your bet! > A friend just suggested I consider a 1st or 2nd generation Mac Pro. I > just might take him up on the idea ... and try moving my software into > the Intel world, 1 expensive chunk at a time. Then I could keep up > with the later generation OS Xs, if I wanted to, and have a cooler > running machine. I wouldn’t suggest this. I’ve been thinking about it also, but there this issue with those Mac Pros that I don’t like at all: ---------- everymac.com ----------- Maximum MacOS: 10.7.x* *This system can run the last version of OS X 10.7 "Lion" if upgraded to at least 2 GB of RAM. However, although it has a 64-bit processor, it has a 32- bit EFI and cannot boot in 64-bit mode. It also does not support "OpenCL" running the default video card or the other build-to-order video cards that were offered via custom configuration. Please also note that OS X Lion is not capable of running Mac OS X apps originally written for the PowerPC processor as it does not support the "Rosetta" environment. ---------- everymac.com ----------- The first two series lack the 64-bit EFI, which prevents them from running in 64-bit, which prevents them from OpenCL, and which ultimately prevents them from being upgradable to OS X 10.8. If you go for a Mac Pro, go for a 2008 series or later. Check everymac.com before you buy: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/index-macpro.html The other problem: You may also want to be able to run Mac OS X 10.6 as it is the last to provide Rosetta. With Rosetta you can run PowerPC Mac OS X applications on an Intel Mac. In any case, I’d keep a G4 around for Classic… I know that’s not something that people like to hear, but to me it is just a way to get around the mess Apple left when they went the Mac Pro route: build your own Mac Pro /aka/ Hackintosh. If you do it right, you’ll have the Mac Pro that Apple should have made! Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
