Re: Max RAM for a G5?

Regardless of price, you definitely aren't going to see much improvement. Speaking from experience, with video work you'll see the most gains in processing, storage speed, then memory. My current gen base model MacBook Air will run FCPx just fine and without too much drama. Obviously with f

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

> > > > Also something you need to take into consideration is that the G5 architecture requires you to increase you RAM modules in pairs. Meaning, if the DIMM 1 Slot 1 (front slot) has a 2GB stick in it then the DIMM 2 Slot 2 (back slot) must also have a 2GB stick in it or the system migh

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

> Say I were to put 4 GB chips in four of the slots, I'd get 16 GB of RAM > from those, and there would still be four slots with 1 GB in them. Would > this Mac then recognize 20 GB of RAM, or only 16? > > For that matter, what if I filled every one of those eight slots with 4 GB > chips--would

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Tom wrote: > Ah, 2 X 2 chips = 4 GB. Should have looked closer. Thanks Kris and Peter. So > 16 GB of RAM maxes out this G5. > > Still, that would double what I have, and if i were sure that the rendering > times for Final Cut 5 would be significantly reduces, I'd

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

Ah, 2 X 2 chips = 4 GB. Should have looked closer. Thanks Kris and Peter. So 16 GB of RAM maxes out this G5. Still, that would double what I have, and if i were sure that the rendering times for Final Cut 5 would be significantly reduces, I'd go for it. I just got a Mac Pro and Adobe CS6, b

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

> You're reading this WRONG, there's no such thing as 4 GB modules, this > is for TWO 2 GB modules, a MATCHED PAIR (2 x 2GB = 4GB). Indeed so. Manufacturers now specify the TOTAL amount of RAM contained in a RETAIL package. Example: a two stick package may be stated to be 4 GB, and the RAM will

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Tom wrote: Here is the link to the OWC webpage that sells 4 GB RAM chips for my G5: You're reading this WRONG, there's no such thing as 4 GB modules, this is for TWO 2 GB modules, a MATCHED PAIR (2 x 2GB = 4GB). The price ranges fr

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

> > > Here is the link to the OWC webpage that sells 4 GB RAM chips for my G5: The price ranges from $61 to $73 per chip.( I don't know why some RAM chips cost more than others--can someone enlighten me?) 1 and 2 GB chips are also offered there. At $61 per chip, I

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

I bought a similar G5 from a video producer. He was hurting for faster render times and moved up to an 8-core intel Mac Pro, My audio needs for this machine are perfectly well-met. I don;t know the comparison data specifics, but your render times may well be what teh machine is capable of. My

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

> I have a G5 Dual Core (2.0) (Late 2005, M9590LL/A, PowerMac 11,2) that has > eight memory slots. EveryMac says that this G-5 is maxed out at 16 GB of > memory. Mine has 8 GB right now (1 GB chip in each slot). > > Does that mean that if you put more than 16 GB in the memory slots, it > will > on

Re: Max RAM for a G5?

4GB DDR sticks do not exist. Sorry to bust your bubble :/ Even 2GB sticks are hard to find and expensive; so expensive that it is probably more cost effective to just buy a new mac. -- -- Illirik Smirnov Enloe High School Debate Congress Student Coach Quiz Bowl "A" Team On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 a

Max RAM for a G5?

I have a G5 Dual Core (2.0) (Late 2005, M9590LL/A, PowerMac 11,2) that has eight memory slots. EveryMac says that this G-5 is maxed out at 16 GB of memory. Mine has 8 GB right now (1 GB chip in each slot). Does that mean that if you put more than 16 GB in the memory slots, it will only recogniz