Powermac G5 video: worlds fastest desktop computer.

Zardon · Jun 23, 2003, 11:24 PM

Apple have a presentation video available on their site in quicktime format its actually a very nice presentation and goes into the ins and outs of the hardware from all the outer shell to the layout internally and then the cooling system. Of course it wouldnt be a presentation video without the array of staff talking about how wonderful the whole package is

They says its the fastest desktop computer in the world (at this point), and go to great lengths to ensure you are aware of that !

If you have 5 minutes to spare go check it out here

El_Coyote · Jun 24, 2003, 12:27 AM

lol theres an error in the video... they say they use 'serial ata harddrives' but those harddisks shown are regular ata discs

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 24, 2003, 12:37 AM

EDIT: Powermac G5 video: worlds fastest yet least supported desktop computer.

mac so little software you can find software for a 60mhz petium easyer than software for a mac. great fast computer with little software not very fun

what lyers....amd was the first to put a 64bit cpu not apple

after they run thier bechnmarks that they made ... that they can now said thier the fastest?

would you trust a NVIDA mark 2003 hmmm? no you woulnt

ever herd of indepentant testing?

i wan see the price what ? $5,000+?

they come stock with nvida 5200 fx or 9600pro radeons
http://www.apple.com/powermac/specs.html

ToshiroOC · Jun 24, 2003, 12:43 AM

Interesting, nonetheless. I wonder how a dual Sledgehammer system would hold up compared to the IBM chips.

EDIT: Neon, they were careful with their words. They said, the first 64-bit processor in a desktop. We don't have clawhammer yet

Nexus · Jun 24, 2003, 01:42 AM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
after they run thier bechnmarks that they made ... that they can now said thier the fastest?

actually dude they didnt make these benchmarks but there is some of the benchmarks that you can see on the site were they openly admit to having "apple optimizations" to the benchmarks, but the funny thing tho is that we all know that all of the benchmarks are so called "apple optimized". No one liked how Nvidia "optimized" drivers for 3dmark so apple shouldnt optimize either. None of the stuff is real world tests EXCEPT the quake III test and thats just one game. I want to see some tests using software that people like you and me people, thinking about buying one of these things, will use in their day to day activities.

on another note i would have thought they would have waited and added PCI-express graphics but that may come later
and one last thing i dont understand why it matters if you have the Worlds fastest ever desktop pc if it cant even run some of the software i fun everyday on my pc. I definatly wouldnt ever buy one for the gaming i cant play counter-strike on it, i cant play doom 3 on it, i cant play half life 2 on it i can go on.....

and as always with these things you spend more for less i persomally like to buy pcs were i can get more hardware for my buck NOT were i get x ammount of hardware for my monney and the rest of my money is going to a pretty little case

But in the end there is still reasons to buy the machine lilke for the optimized software like the adobe products because in the end the optimizations let it preform better on the mac than on the pc.

and lastly i cant wait untill the day they have to put their OS on x86 compatible hardware and then none of their hardware will be propiretary proprietary

sorry for the rant

blah · Jun 24, 2003, 04:37 AM

Actually I have a PC at home which sits on my Desktop and has Opteron CPU in it thus I have 64 Bit Desktop system. Well thats beside the point. What realy gets me is the fact "Uber" architecture used for G5 interface is realy the HyperTransport Design from AMD which is PC platform. I hate Apple so much because they

JavaFox · Jun 24, 2003, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
what lyers....amd was the first to put a 64bit cpu not apple

Not really. Even Itanium came out before Opteron. At any rate, neither AMD nor Intel nor Apple (who doesn't produce their own processors anyway) produced the world's first 64-bit CPU. That distinction belongs to the Alpha processor. Originally made by Digital Equipment Corporation (and subsequently purchased by Compaq... who was subsequently purchased by HP), the Alpha processor is the only non-x86 processor that can run Windows NT.

Interesting bit of trivia: The FSB bus that is utilized by the AMD Athlon was borrowed pretty much directly from previous versions of the Alpha. Both use the EV6 bus.

Dom · Jun 24, 2003, 08:04 AM

Holy sh*t, that's fast!

kalx · Jun 24, 2003, 11:50 AM

Erm , I have never seen so many lies in one video clip , since i was in china.

Its amazing , how do apple get away with it ?

Maybe a More turthfull version needs to be produced by the home brew fraternity.

worlds first 64 bit cpu , LMAO
fastest deskop in the world , LMAO

Biggest marketing lies ever in the world . Yes

El_Coyote · Jun 24, 2003, 06:52 PM

still first 64 bit DESKTOP cpu!!

Jun 23, 2003, 11:24 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,481 Rep Power: 162	Powermac G5 video: worlds fastest desktop computer Apple have a presentation video available on their site in quicktime format its actually a very nice presentation and goes into the ins and outs of the hardware from all the outer shell to the layout internally and then the cooling system. Of course it wouldnt be a presentation video without the array of staff talking about how wonderful the whole package is They says its the fastest desktop computer in the world (at this point), and go to great lengths to ensure you are aware of that ! If you have 5 minutes to spare go check it out here

Jun 24, 2003, 12:27 AM	#2
El_Coyote DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	lol theres an error in the video... they say they use 'serial ata harddrives' but those harddisks shown are regular ata discs __________________ Warp2Search.net Newsie

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The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,004 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	EDIT: Powermac G5 video: worlds fastest yet least supported desktop computer. mac so little software you can find software for a 60mhz petium easyer than software for a mac. great fast computer with little software not very fun what lyers....amd was the first to put a 64bit cpu not apple after they run thier bechnmarks that they made ... that they can now said thier the fastest? would you trust a NVIDA mark 2003 hmmm? no you woulnt ever herd of indepentant testing? i wan see the price what ? $5,000+? they come stock with nvida 5200 fx or 9600pro radeons http://www.apple.com/powermac/specs.html __________________

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ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Interesting, nonetheless. I wonder how a dual Sledgehammer system would hold up compared to the IBM chips. EDIT: Neon, they were careful with their words. They said, the first 64-bit processor in a desktop. We don't have clawhammer yet __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

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blah DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0	Apple Crapple Actually I have a PC at home which sits on my Desktop and has Opteron CPU in it thus I have 64 Bit Desktop system. Well thats beside the point. What realy gets me is the fact "Uber" architecture used for G5 interface is realy the HyperTransport Design from AMD which is PC platform. I hate Apple so much because they

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El_Coyote DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	still first 64 bit DESKTOP cpu!! __________________ Warp2Search.net Newsie