Power Mac - more ram please ?

mojofilter · mojofilter #1 (**permalink**)

09-23-2008, 01:54 PM

Hi !

I've just got my hands on a used G5 2.5Ghz Quad, I've upgraded the ram to 8gig and I was wondering if it's worth maxing the ram out or not ?

I'm going to be using Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects etc and was wondering if it was worth popping 16gig of ram in the machine ....

Thanks in advance,

mojo

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

09-23-2008, 02:18 PM

Probably not. With 8 Gb of memory you should have no problem whatsoever using Photoshop and Illustrator. What you might consider though is a faster larger hard drive to speed things up.

Regards.

louishen · louishen #3 (**permalink**)

09-23-2008, 03:12 PM

Bear in mind that CS3 is still 32 bit, so any one application can only address 2 gig maximum. So photoshop will not really gain an advantage until a 64 bit version is released

8 gig is tons anyway, only after effects will see any advantage, but I dont know if that is still 32 bit as well

mojofilter · mojofilter #4 (**permalink**)

09-23-2008, 03:22 PM

Thanks for the info ...

mojo

mojofilter · mojofilter #5 (**permalink**)

09-25-2008, 10:39 AM

Ok so my mind's been wondering about this ...... Why would anyone get 16gig of ram in their machine if it's of no use to them ...

Are there some applications/processes that would benefit from the extra ram?

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I have no idea how computers work and I'm just interested in this ..

Thanks,

mojo

the8thark · the8thark #6 (**permalink**)

09-25-2008, 11:35 AM

Some people just want the best of everything. Cause they can. You know bragging rites or something. Even though they know it's overkill and expensive they do it anyway.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #7 (**permalink**)

09-25-2008, 05:36 PM

Same question why do people buy a motor car with a top speed of over 180 mph to use on roads with 60mph max limit? Status symbol!

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mojofilter #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 08, 2008 Posts: 11 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.16 Ghz Core 2, Apple PowerMac G5 Quad, iPhone 3G, Ipod Classic 160 gig.	09-23-2008, 01:54 PM Hi ! I've just got my hands on a used G5 2.5Ghz Quad, I've upgraded the ram to 8gig and I was wondering if it's worth maxing the ram out or not ? I'm going to be using Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects etc and was wondering if it was worth popping 16gig of ram in the machine .... Thanks in advance, mojo
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,386 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	09-23-2008, 02:18 PM Probably not. With 8 Gb of memory you should have no problem whatsoever using Photoshop and Illustrator. What you might consider though is a faster larger hard drive to speed things up. Regards.
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mojofilter #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 08, 2008 Posts: 11 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.16 Ghz Core 2, Apple PowerMac G5 Quad, iPhone 3G, Ipod Classic 160 gig.	09-23-2008, 03:22 PM Thanks for the info ... mojo
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mojofilter #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 08, 2008 Posts: 11 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.16 Ghz Core 2, Apple PowerMac G5 Quad, iPhone 3G, Ipod Classic 160 gig.	09-25-2008, 10:39 AM Ok so my mind's been wondering about this ...... Why would anyone get 16gig of ram in their machine if it's of no use to them ... Are there some applications/processes that would benefit from the extra ram? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I have no idea how computers work and I'm just interested in this .. Thanks, mojo
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the8thark #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	09-25-2008, 11:35 AM Some people just want the best of everything. Cause they can. You know bragging rites or something. Even though they know it's overkill and expensive they do it anyway.
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harryb2448 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,265 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	09-25-2008, 05:36 PM Same question why do people buy a motor car with a top speed of over 180 mph to use on roads with 60mph max limit? Status symbol!
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