which PC processor can match Apple Mac G5 performence?

[piasabird]

There has been some talk of a new version of 64 bit Jaguar for the PC. That would probably make the FX53 kick ass.

 

[jhu]

Originally posted by: Childs

Originally posted by: jhu

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
On avereage, what's the life cycle of a Mac?



For example... my CPU is about 2 months old... my motherboard is about 15 months old... my RAM is 2 months old... my PSU is about 1.5 months old... one of my hard drives is 1.5 years old... the other one is 9 months old... my sound card is about 3 months old...



What PC CPU was state of the art 2 years ago? The XP2100 and the P4 2.4B. Are those as useful today as a 2 year old Mac is today? Seriously, I'm asking... I have no idea...

what do you define 'useful' to be? neither a 2 y/o mac or x86 computer will be able to run the latest and greatest games without sacrificing visual quality and resolution. for regular word processing or internet usage even a computer from 1997 will suffice.

A DPG4 1.25Ghz PowerMac is still a relatively powerful machine. You can still edit in FCP and master in DVD Studio Pro with ease on older G4 Al Powerbooks. Even most of the recent FPS games released for MacOS run well, but not at super high frame rates. 10.3 runs faster on older G4's than 10.0 did. A 4 year old used Mac can cost over $1000. Macs are useful longer and retain the value better than PCs. You cant even really sell a complete XP2100 or P2.4B system and get enough to cover the cost of a new motherboard and CPU. Well, you probably could sell it to someone, but whether or not its worth it is debatable.

your arguments are rather moot. any cpu > 1ghz is still relatively powerful. you can still do the same things that you do now with a 2-3 year old x86 computer. it may not be fast, but it will still get the job done. you bring up fps games. well, i doubt halo will run on very well on a 2 year old mac.

i highly doubt there are any 4 year old macs selling for $1000. hell, 4 year old suns (depending on the hardware, but especially the lower-end machines) don't sell for $1000. yet again you mention that macs are useful longer but you don't site any good examples. also, who cares if you can't sell a complete athlon xp2100 system to cover the cost of a new motherboard and cpu? that machine will still kick the crap out of a new top-end imac or emac

 

[OblivionLord]

At the setup screen you can choose custom or typical installation which installs all the components. Custom allows you to choose individual programs so they arent installed this way it saves you overhead and space. Afterwards you just tweak/configure the rest.