Several years back, I sold a dual processor G5 I had laying around to a guy doing just that. He said he found himself in need of a Windows machine, but he couldn't bring himself to look at one in his home office. I think, at the time, there was even a program that made the Windows desktop look like a OSX desktop. I got fifty bucks for it on Craigslist.
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MP 1,1-5,1 Looks like the 5,1 fire sale has started.
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Several years back, I sold a dual processor G5 I had laying around to a guy doing just that. He said he found himself in need of a Windows machine, but he couldn't bring himself to look at one in his home office. I think, at the time, there was even a program that made the Windows desktop look like a OSX desktop. I got fifty bucks for it on Craigslist.
Where did you get it for 240? I'm on a semi-active lookout for a good 5,1. I already have an RX570 for it, a spare SSD and a W3580 processor, so all I'd need is the slowest 5,1 with just a decent amount of RAM.
But the 5,1 is explicitly blocked from running Catalina. So, when "modern software" requires "Catalina" - the 5.1 becomes a vintage machine for those applications.
if you live in the UK gumtree is the best place to look (the prices are better).
ram is cheep on ebay, it's all just pulled server ram and works fine.
@AidenShaw im with you for doing real work, macprofor fun/hobby is still fun to me.
but relay i7 8700 and newer is just so much faster
The Performance & Power Efficiency Of The Core i7 990X vs. Core i9 9900K
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-990x-9900k&num=1
from the last page-
'The 990X was idling at around 98 Watts compared to 52 Watts for the new Coffeelake refresh system. The average load power draw was 172 Watts that dropped down to 120 Watts with the 9900K while the peak power consumption was also a big difference at 225 Watts versus 164 Watts. Keep in mind as well that the coming soon Core i9 9900X is a more comparable test target to the Core i7 990X given the more similar launch prices and being part of the EE/X-Series line-up. The 9900K by comparison has a launch price about half that of what the 990X was shipping for back in 2011. Once the i9-9900X is out, I'll gladly repeat this comparison against the i7-990X. Anyhow, for those curious about the 990X vs. 9900K with how the Intel performance and power efficiency has improved from Westmere to Coffeelake, hopefully you found this data interesting one way or another.'
so the new cpu is over 2 times faster and uses less power never mind AVX
'With the Himeno pressure solver that benefits a lot from today's processors with AVX, the 9900K is 2.4x faster and a 3.36x difference on power efficiency'
from page 3
plus for video work if you use adobe the iGPU is handy
ram is cheep on ebay, it's all just pulled server ram and works fine.
@AidenShaw im with you for doing real work, macprofor fun/hobby is still fun to me.
but relay i7 8700 and newer is just so much faster
The Performance & Power Efficiency Of The Core i7 990X vs. Core i9 9900K
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-990x-9900k&num=1
from the last page-
'The 990X was idling at around 98 Watts compared to 52 Watts for the new Coffeelake refresh system. The average load power draw was 172 Watts that dropped down to 120 Watts with the 9900K while the peak power consumption was also a big difference at 225 Watts versus 164 Watts. Keep in mind as well that the coming soon Core i9 9900X is a more comparable test target to the Core i7 990X given the more similar launch prices and being part of the EE/X-Series line-up. The 9900K by comparison has a launch price about half that of what the 990X was shipping for back in 2011. Once the i9-9900X is out, I'll gladly repeat this comparison against the i7-990X. Anyhow, for those curious about the 990X vs. 9900K with how the Intel performance and power efficiency has improved from Westmere to Coffeelake, hopefully you found this data interesting one way or another.'
so the new cpu is over 2 times faster and uses less power never mind AVX
'With the Himeno pressure solver that benefits a lot from today's processors with AVX, the 9900K is 2.4x faster and a 3.36x difference on power efficiency'
from page 3
plus for video work if you use adobe the iGPU is handy
The dropped support by Intel for microcode updates and Apple for OS releases was a deal-breaker for me, and the machine is just so old now with so many band-aid updates to keep it going. I was thinking about selling it anyways since the new one was coming out so the dropped support made the decision easy. I'm comfortable letting it become a part of Macintosh history. I commend those who want to hold onto their cMPs though, even though I think that's kinda silly stubbornness and being cheap. I loved it. Favorite computer I ever had. Hopefully I'll enjoy the 7,1 even more.
my G5 and 3,1 will make a nice coffee table and my 5,1 may end up a storage box in the next year or so (not 24/7 use) and legacy software box.
or my 3,1 as a hack box maybe.
G5 I want for history while I can.
or my 3,1 as a hack box maybe.
G5 I want for history while I can.
Lets see how long this 5,1 tray on ebay for $285 lasts for... It's begging for a pair of x5680s and 96 gb of ram.
I'm in the market for a 5,1 for personal use. I'd prefer to get one from an MR memenber as they're more knowledgable and skilled at upgrades, etc. If you're considering getting rid of one p lease contact me via pm.
Thanks,
Kev
Thanks,
Kev
I just bought an 8 core 5,1 for $150 a month ago. Added RX460 and two X5680s, plus a new 1TB SSD and sold my single hex- core 4,1>5,1 for more than I paid for it all. My duplicate studio machine is now ready to swap out at a moment's notice.
Thanks MacRumors for helping me to be an informed consumer.
Thanks MacRumors for helping me to be an informed consumer.