PowerMac G5 and recording questions

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acoustichris said:
... IS this enough information to buy the RAM online?...
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No it isn't. If you go on that Apple site, for instance in 2005 they made a "Power Macintosh G5 (early 2005)". I don't know if that's yours or not. You could tell by the speed.

On that site, when you bring up that computer I listed above it says"RAM type" and beside that "PC100". That's the spec you want. PC100, PC3200 DDR, something like that.

Then, go on eBay and enter that plus "Apple".

example, on eBay search for "Apple PC100" or "Apple PC3200".
 
dintymoore said:
No it isn't. If you go on that Apple site, for instance in 2005 they made a "Power Macintosh G5 (early 2005)". I don't know if that's yours or not. You could tell by the speed.

On that site, when you bring up that computer I listed above it says"RAM type" and beside that "PC100". That's the spec you want. PC100, PC3200 DDR, something like that.

Then, go on eBay and enter that plus "Apple".

example, on eBay search for "Apple PC100" or "Apple PC3200".
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My computer says:

Dual 2 GHz Power PC G5
 
From that page http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=g4cube it says that they made dual 2 GHz Power Macintosh G5's in three diferent "versions" - 2003, June 2004 and Early 2005.

Under Processor, then RAM type for all of those it says "PC3200 DDR", so that's what kind of RAM you need.

Here's one that came up when I did an eBay search for "PC3200 DDR g5" http://cgi.ebay.com/1GB-2-512MB-PC3...ultDomain_0&hash=item43a1a01063#ht_1886wt_808


Before you buy something like that, email the seller and ask "I have a dual 1 GHz G5 will that work in my computer?" if you have any doubts as to if it's the right one.

Just search for "PC3200 DDR g5" or "PC3200 DDR Apple" because there may be RAM sticks that are PC3200 DDR that may or may not work in Macs, so you want one that says Mac, Apple or G5. If they use that same chip in say a Dell, sometimes those work and sometimes they don't.
 
Ok. So I looked up my serial number and here are the specs for the comp. Maybe you guys can help me out to figure the exact type of RAM that I need because I DO NOT want to mess this up and I am not that great with computers as you can tell.

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP80
 
On the site you posted and the one I posted, both from Apple, it says PC3200 DDR SRAM.

To me there is no confusion, I mean Apple says PC3200 why would you believe anyone here's word over that?

Like I said, verify it will the seller before purchasing just to double check the double check.
 
Is $50 for 1 GB a good price or can I find it cheaper? Sorry for the newb questions.
 
see post #23 RAM is cheaper

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dintymoore said:
see post #23 RAM is cheaper

last post in this thread - resembling dealing with DOT
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I am very sorry dintymoore. I somehow missed post #23. Thank you for your help. I emailed the ebay guy about that RAM.
 
No problem. :)

I was getting worn out because I answered the question in post 15 and this is post 31, that all!.

Hey, I understand completely how confusing this can be at first. Don't worry, it gets worse. :eek:
 
How did it work for you and tips

I just got a 2003 g5 7.2 for husband, I actually got it by trading stereo speakers so won't be to upset if not a good computer but would be thrilled if it was

acoustichris said:
Newb here. Hello all.
I recently decided to start recording. I bought a PowerMac G5 off of my roommate for $200 (thought that was a good price. Is it?). I think it is from 2004. Here are the specs:

Processor: Dual 2 GHZ Power PC G5
Memory: 1 GB DDR SDRAM
Machine Model: PowerMac 7,3
It is running Mac OSX V. 10.4.11

I brought the computer to a local guy who has helped me once in the past. I told him I will only be using the computer to record and to wipe it of everything else. He was going to install Logic but had trouble installing the OSX 10.5 disc I gave him so he couldn't use a current version of Logic. He kept getting a kernel command (?). He had it for close to a month and pretty much did nothing with it. He said he was going to up the ram and never did. He did install a 250 GB hard drive. It's only going to cost me $50 for "everything" he did.

Anyway, I'm going to take it somewhere else and see if anything can be done to make it a decent computer to use to record but I wanted to see if you guys had any ideas of what can be done (if anything can be done). I use a PreSonus Inspire 1394 to plug in my guitar and mic. I won't be recording full bands with this so I don't need it to be unbelieveable but I would like it to work without latency issues. Should I have not bought this PowerMac? I figured it was cheaper than buying a brand new laptop, which I don't have the money for right now.

Thanks for the help.
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Hi Rychaelk,
Whether it's a good machine for your husband depends entirely on what he wants to use and do.

13 years is a LONG time in computing and there are two very important things to factor in.
One is the transition from 32 to 64 bit architecture, and the other is the transition from Motorola(I think) processors to Intel.
I guess you don't really need to know the reasons but in short a 2003 machine is stuck in 2003 or close.
You won't be able to load up to date operating systems or versions of software.

If your husband is happy to get set up with some software from around that time, isn't doing anything too demanding, and is aware of the limitations, maybe it'll work OK for him?

Tell us more! :)
 
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