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Power Mac G5
A1047 · A1177 · PowerMac7,2 · PowerMac7,3 · PowerMac9,1 · PowerMac11,2 · 2003–2006 · tower
Specifications
- Cpu
- PowerPC 970 (G5) 1.6 GHz single to dual 2.0 GHz at launch; up to dual-core 2.5 GHz x2 (Quad) in late 2005
- Gpu
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 or ATI Radeon 9600 Pro at launch; up to GeForce 7800 GT / Quadro FX 4500 on Late 2005
- Ram
- max: 16 GB DDR2 ECC on Late 2005 models (8x2 GB); 8 GB DDR on most 2003-2005 models, 4 GB on entry 4-slot models · base: 256 MB
- Ports
- USB 2.0 x3 · FireWire 400 x2 · FireWire 800 · Gigabit Ethernet · Optical audio in/out · Analog audio in/out · AirPort Extreme slot · PCI/PCI-X slots (PCIe on Late 2005)
- Storage
- base: 80 GB SATA HDD · options: 160 GB SATA HDD · 250 GB SATA HDD · Two internal SATA bays
- Os Support
- latest: Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard · shipped: Mac OS X 10.2.7 Jaguar
- Release Price
- $1,999
Variants
Models
Original (June 2003)PowerMac7,21.6, 1.8, dual 2.0 GHz; AGP 8x, PCI/PCI-X
June 2004PowerMac7,3Dual 1.8-2.5 GHz; liquid cooling debuts on the 2.5
Early 2005PowerMac7,3Dual 2.0-2.7 GHz
Late 2005 (Dual-core/Quad)PowerMac11,2Dual-core 2.0/2.3 GHz and Quad 2.5 GHz; DDR2, PCI Express, the final Power Mac
Upgrade paths
RAM
16 GB DDR2 ECC (Late 2005); 8 GB DDR400 on earlier 8-slot models · Install in matched pairs. Side panel comes off with one latch.
EASYstorage
Two SATA bays, SSDs work fine; more drives via optical bay or PCI cards
EASYGPU
AGP 8x cards (or PCIe on Late 2005); flashed Radeon/GeForce cards well documented
MODERATECPU
Soldered to the processor module; no upgrade market
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