Re: PowerMacG5 Upgrade Question
Thanks to everyone for responding, much appreciated. It looks like my best option at this point with the limited funding I have is to trade in my old G5 and spend a couple of bucks on a new tower. Not ideal, but will definitely help. I sent a few email feelers to a couple of sites to see what kind of quote I would get but if anyone knows (or has dealt with) any competitive sites for trade in's, and if you have the time, please, let me know. Thanks again! Anthony On Jan 11, 4:20 pm, TVirkkala multi...@wirkman.com wrote: I asked some questions like this last year On 2011/01/11 14:24, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: On Jan 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM, aspirito wrote: I love this machine and it's been good to me and I'm wondering what (if any) would be the best way to just give it a bit more oomph as I do video editing for a living and am about to upgrade everything to HD. Works rather well and quickly with the SD footage I've been editing for years, but I'm on a new Mac Pro 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 6 gigs of memory at work and even THAT can take it's sweet time with the hard core 1920x1080 footage. That should tell you right away that about the only upgrade that will help is lashing a new Mac Pro Quad Core to the back with duct tape. Video editing isn't all that dependent on the video card, paradoxically. Adding more RAM is probably the best thing you can do to improve video editing times. That, or a 15k RPM HDD might help too. But like Bruce I don't think the video card is going to matter much on a PPC Mac. It might be a different story on a Mac Pro IF Grand Central can pass off some of the work from the CPU to the GPU. Honestly though I don't know if it does/can. My 1.8 GHz G5 tower wouldn't handle video worth a damn. Not for editing. So I purchased a G5 Dual 2.3GHz PowerMac, and it does OK. I can do some basic video editing. But, truthfully, my Intel-chipped MacBook Pro does much better. I'll be using both Macs at my workstation, soon. Timo V PowerPC G5x2.3GHz MacBook Pro 13 / Workgroup Server 9650 / Power Macintosh 6500 / Power Macintosh 5500 / Macintosh SE/30 / Macintosh Classic -- 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
PowerMacG5 Upgrade Question
Greetings, I did do a search for some earlier posts on this but didn't really come across anything specifically that answered my question so I'm hoping to find help here. I've got a Power Mac G5, (Single) 1.8 Ghz, 1.5 Gigs of DDR SDRAM. It's the Power PC 970 2.2 I love this machine and it's been good to me and I'm wondering what (if any) would be the best way to just give it a bit more oomph as I do video editing for a living and am about to upgrade everything to HD. Works rather well and quickly with the SD footage I've been editing for years, but I'm on a new Mac Pro 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 6 gigs of memory at work and even THAT can take it's sweet time with the hard core 1920x1080 footage. I'm broke so an Intel is out of the question. And though I don't understand video cards that well, it seems that that may be the only shot I have---and I've read a few posts about folks successfully using Flashing PCI cards?? ANY info. you guys may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time!! I'm running FCP Studio 6.6 Best, Anthony S. -- 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
Re: PowerMacG5 Upgrade Question
On Jan 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM, aspirito wrote: I love this machine and it's been good to me and I'm wondering what (if any) would be the best way to just give it a bit more oomph as I do video editing for a living and am about to upgrade everything to HD. Works rather well and quickly with the SD footage I've been editing for years, but I'm on a new Mac Pro 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 6 gigs of memory at work and even THAT can take it's sweet time with the hard core 1920x1080 footage. That should tell you right away that about the only upgrade that will help is lashing a new Mac Pro Quad Core to the back with duct tape. Video editing isn't all that dependent on the video card, paradoxically. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
Re: PowerMacG5 Upgrade Question
On 2011/01/11 14:24, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: On Jan 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM, aspirito wrote: I love this machine and it's been good to me and I'm wondering what (if any) would be the best way to just give it a bit more oomph as I do video editing for a living and am about to upgrade everything to HD. Works rather well and quickly with the SD footage I've been editing for years, but I'm on a new Mac Pro 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 6 gigs of memory at work and even THAT can take it's sweet time with the hard core 1920x1080 footage. That should tell you right away that about the only upgrade that will help is lashing a new Mac Pro Quad Core to the back with duct tape. Video editing isn't all that dependent on the video card, paradoxically. Adding more RAM is probably the best thing you can do to improve video editing times. That, or a 15k RPM HDD might help too. But like Bruce I don't think the video card is going to matter much on a PPC Mac. It might be a different story on a Mac Pro IF Grand Central can pass off some of the work from the CPU to the GPU. Honestly though I don't know if it does/can. Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB 10.4.11 PB G4 15 HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 8 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1 GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- 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
Re: PowerMacG5 Upgrade Question
I asked some questions like this last year On 2011/01/11 14:24, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: On Jan 11, 2011, at 2:00 PM, aspirito wrote: I love this machine and it's been good to me and I'm wondering what (if any) would be the best way to just give it a bit more oomph as I do video editing for a living and am about to upgrade everything to HD. Works rather well and quickly with the SD footage I've been editing for years, but I'm on a new Mac Pro 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 6 gigs of memory at work and even THAT can take it's sweet time with the hard core 1920x1080 footage. That should tell you right away that about the only upgrade that will help is lashing a new Mac Pro Quad Core to the back with duct tape. Video editing isn't all that dependent on the video card, paradoxically. Adding more RAM is probably the best thing you can do to improve video editing times. That, or a 15k RPM HDD might help too. But like Bruce I don't think the video card is going to matter much on a PPC Mac. It might be a different story on a Mac Pro IF Grand Central can pass off some of the work from the CPU to the GPU. Honestly though I don't know if it does/can. My 1.8 GHz G5 tower wouldn't handle video worth a damn. Not for editing. So I purchased a G5 Dual 2.3GHz PowerMac, and it does OK. I can do some basic video editing. But, truthfully, my Intel-chipped MacBook Pro does much better. I'll be using both Macs at my workstation, soon. Timo V PowerPC G5x2.3GHz MacBook Pro 13 / Workgroup Server 9650 / Power Macintosh 6500 / Power Macintosh 5500/Macintosh SE/30/Macintosh Classic -- 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
