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- Dual-core 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5 processor with 1 GHz bus
- 512 MB RAM expandable up to 16 GB, 160 GB hard drive, 16x Double-Layer SuperDrive
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128 MB of GDDR SDRAM
- One FireWire 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports (one on front), four USB 2.0 ports (one on front), and two USB 1.1 (on keyboard)
- Software includes Mac OS X, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iLife, and more
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The Power Mac G5 Dual and Power Mac G5 Quad introduce dual-core PowerPC processors, a modern PCI Express architecture, and wicked-fast workstation graphics. Power one up today and blaze through your work, deliver ahead of schedule, and astound your clients.
The Power Mac G5 Dual and Power Mac G5 Quad introduce dual-core PowerPC processors, a modern PCI Express architecture, and wicked-fast workstation graphics. Power one up today and blaze through your work, deliver ahead of schedule, and astound your clients.
Quad-Core G5 Processing
With two dual-core processors, at speeds up to 2.5GHz per core, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the punch of its dual-processor predecessor. Do the math: Quad-core processing means four Velocity Engines and eight double-precision floating-point units for blistering performance of up to 76.6 gigaflops. That means you can manipulate mountains of images or miles of footage. Crunch enormous data sets. Encode HD video or high-bit-rate audio. All at speeds you never imagined possible.
PCI Express Architecture
A modern PCI Express architecture opens up a world of high-performance expansion cards to the Mac platform. Two four-lane slots and one eight-lane slot are designed for the latest video I/O, audio DSP, and Fibre Channel expansion cards--so you’ll have tremendous power and productivity in a single system.(1) And with 533MHz DDR2 main memory and integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet, you can customize your Power Mac G5 for your professional workflow--even join an Xsan media network while connecting simultaneously to the Internet.
Workstation Graphics
Graphics assume a new level of realism with the latest PCI Express graphics cards. Drive two Apple displays — including a glorious 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display — from every Power Mac G5. Or upgrade to the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, the industry’s fastest workstation graphics solution, for rapid-fire effects, 3D animation, and scientific stereo-in-a-window applications.(2) How much reality can you handle? Try adding up to eight all-digital Apple Cinema Displays to your Power Mac G5 and enjoy a veritable dreamscape of stunning visuals.(3)
Enormous Performance Gains
Quad-core processing dramatically accelerates performance in real-world applications. Take, for example, Adobe After Effects: The Power Mac G5 Quad renders 3D images up to 69 percent faster than the fastest dual-processor Power Mac G5 ever built.(3)
Scientists, researchers, and developers will benefit from similar performance gains. Building an Xcode project on a Power Mac G5 Quad, for example, runs 76 percent faster than on the fastest dual-2.7GHz Power Mac G5.(4)
(1) PCI Express slots are not compatible with PCI or PCI-X expansion cards.
(2) Stereo-in-a-window requires an NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card, a CRT display, and stereo goggles (sold separately). The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card occupies the 16-lane PCI Express slot and adjacent PCI Express slot.
(3) To support up to eight 20-inch or 23-inch Apple Cinema Displays, install up to three additional NVIDIA GeForce 6600 graphics cards.
(4) Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; all other systems tested were shipping units.
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The M9590LL/A Power Mac G5 is the ultimate creative platform. This high-end content creation application is an amazing tool for producing the very best designs, music, High-Definition Video or the even next scientific breakthrough. The newer, faster 64-bit Processing with whiplash-fast frontside Bus mean no more lags when accessing Memory or the hard drive. With its powerful dual-core configuration, you'll have computing power on a scale you've never seen before. It's exactly what you need to run the powerful 64-bit Mac OS X operating system. This Power Mac G5 comes with Tiger, the latest release of Mac OS X. Search your entire Power Mac in a single click with Spotlight. Access up-to-the-second information with Dashboard. Automate complex or repetitive tasks and streamline your workflow using Automator ? no programming required. And with its 64-bit features, Tiger provides access to as much physical memory as you can install in your Power Mac G5, up to 16GB. In fact, your transition to 64-bit performance is seamless: Current 32-bit code ? such as the Mac OS 9 Classic environment and existing applications ? runs natively at processor speed. With no interruptions! 160 GB Serial ATA hard drive; 7200 RPM 16X SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL, DVD+/-RW, CD-RW) 3 open PCI Express expansion slots - Two 4-lane slots, 1 8-lane slot Dual 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet ports, with integrated wireless antenna Ports and Bays - 1 FireWire 800 port, 2 FireWire 400 ports (one in front), 4 USB 2.0 ports (one in front), 2 USB 1.1 ports (both on keyboard), 2 internal hard drive bays (one occupied) Audio - Optical digital audio input&output, analog line-level input&output, front headphone minijack&speaker Software - Mac OS X, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iLife(incl. iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand), iCal, DVD Player, Art Directors Toolk