G4 vs. G5?

killa42 · Post by **killa42** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:21 am

anyone make the jump from Dual g4 to dual g5? any real performance increase using DP? worth it? any known issues?

doodles · Post by **doodles** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:42 am

by about a million miles. roughly

seriously, went from dual 1 gig to dual 2.5 a while bag - unbelievable difference. still on dp 4.5, so don't know about 4.6...

dix · Post by **dix** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:54 am

Yes, yes! Worth it. I don't even recommend DP to anyone without dual processor G5.

hammerman · Post by **hammerman** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:15 am

Go to light speed now!

waterstrum · Post by **waterstrum** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:14 am

Yes!!
Huge difference.
Much better.

vaultcomplex · Post by **vaultcomplex** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:30 pm

Heh. I'm still running DP on my single CPU 867MHz G4. I guess I just don't know what I'm missing. That and I'm too lazy to buy a new computer and install everything again. I totally forgot how I made my custom patch lists, and I'd have to make them again.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:18 am

From my G4/733 with 1.5GB Ram to my new G5/2.7 with 8GB (!!!) Ram
the difference is unbelievable.

DrewNichols · Post by **DrewNichols** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:35 pm

Same here. Dual 867 G4 to a dual 2.0 G5. The difference is staggaring.

denne · Post by **denne** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:24 am

jumped from G4 2x1.25 to G5 2x1.8 in summer 04. wasn't that giant leap but the G5 was a real bargain, so I had to buy it. Today I would go for a 2x2.5 at least.

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:35 am

Went from an 867 single to a 2.5 dual in January this year. There's no comparison. That doesn't mean that I've not found some limits to the G5. Neither am I certain that some of the problems that occasionally occur are not just software-related.

But, I still have my G4 with the thought of networking it somehow. To be honest, I can't even stand to turn it on-- it's SO slow by comparison. Didn't realize I'd gotten spoiled so quickly.

Besides the processor(s), the extra RAM is a major plus. I only have 4.5 GB, but that's three times that of my G4.

bhagert · Post by **bhagert** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:58 am

Single G4 867 to dual 2 G5 in fall 2003 it has changed the way I work in all ways. It was a tad expensive at that moment but after two years it still works very good.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:14 am

Dual 867 G4 to Dual 2.0 G5 (4 weeks into it)

Major difference. Like 4 times the power.

At Least

Well worht the few coins you will spend.