I have 1.5 ram now should I get more if net use and email and music listening thanks not sure what processor means but it is 2.1 gHz power PCG5 thanks it takes SDRAM if I can were can I buy this thanks I got 10.5.8 os x
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Thanks so I might as well not consider up grading the ram. I only had this for more then a few months now.
Thanks so I might as well not consider up grading the ram. I only had this for more then a few months now.
A RAM upgrade would certainly speed things up. 1.5gb is pretty low these days. As a general rule, don't go below 4gb for your primary machines. Some people (like me) need more, but for general usage, 4gb is the sweet spot.
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It looks like you're shouting....
OT: Mac OS X 10.5.8 is the greatest OS for PowerPC, or some Linux distro could be fun (Yellow Dog Linux)
Might be nice to get more RAM though, if you can find it cheap.
Depending on which G5 you have, you can run anywhere from 4GB to 16GB
(Considering they never made a 2.1, I'm not sure what you have)
If you have at least a Dual 2, and you absolutely need to use it, and if you ever wanna do anything remotely intensive:
then max out your RAM... just look for it on Craigslist and find it cheap.... not worth spending a lot of money on.... I can buy complete DP 2.0's all day for $100
If it's the Quad 2.5, it's a no brain'er - max it out for sure.... even though it's old, and stuck on 10.5.8, it is a very capable machine for what it can run (software version limitations)
For reference:
1.6 (PCI) 333 MHz PC2700 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
1.8 (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
2.0 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
1.8 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
1.8 DP (PCI) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
2.0 DP (PCI-X 2) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
2.5 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
1.8 (PCI) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
2.0 DP (PCI) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
2.3 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
2.7 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
Dual Core (2.0) 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 8slot 16.0 GB
Dual Core (2.3) 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 8slot 16.0 GB
"Quad Core" (2.5) 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 8slot 16.0 GB
(Considering they never made a 2.1, I'm not sure what you have)
If you have at least a Dual 2, and you absolutely need to use it, and if you ever wanna do anything remotely intensive:
then max out your RAM... just look for it on Craigslist and find it cheap.... not worth spending a lot of money on.... I can buy complete DP 2.0's all day for $100
If it's the Quad 2.5, it's a no brain'er - max it out for sure.... even though it's old, and stuck on 10.5.8, it is a very capable machine for what it can run (software version limitations)
For reference:
1.6 (PCI) 333 MHz PC2700 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
1.8 (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
2.0 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
1.8 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
1.8 DP (PCI) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
2.0 DP (PCI-X 2) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
2.5 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
1.8 (PCI) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
2.0 DP (PCI) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 4slot 4.0 GB
2.3 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
2.7 DP (PCI-X) 400 MHz PC3200 DDR 8slot 8.0 GB
Dual Core (2.0) 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 8slot 16.0 GB
Dual Core (2.3) 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 8slot 16.0 GB
"Quad Core" (2.5) 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 8slot 16.0 GB
If you're absolutely stuck with a iMac G5, upgrading the RAM is a lot cheaper than a new machine.