I'm that rarity, a G5 fan (yes, yes, I know, Intel is — y ... a ... w ... n — way faster/ newer/ shinier/ identikitier). For the past couple of years I've been looking for the prices of the quad G5 to come down to reasonable levels, as well as for something local so as to avoid the dreaded bashed case from shipment and the brutal shipping charges themselves.
I found one locally over the weekend and picked it up today. Nice shape, very pleased to get it. This is going to be put to work daily at the office, replacing a dual 2.0 G5 for running older ppc office software (CS2 etc.). Very little web work is required, beyond static pages and email. I think a quad G5 will cope nicely.
What maintenance do quad owners recommend at this stage, beyond a fresh system and vacuuming out the dust bunnies? Is it even possible for me to do my customary G5 heatsink compound renewal routine on this thing? Never had anything liquid-cooled before.
I found one locally over the weekend and picked it up today. Nice shape, very pleased to get it. This is going to be put to work daily at the office, replacing a dual 2.0 G5 for running older ppc office software (CS2 etc.). Very little web work is required, beyond static pages and email. I think a quad G5 will cope nicely.
What maintenance do quad owners recommend at this stage, beyond a fresh system and vacuuming out the dust bunnies? Is it even possible for me to do my customary G5 heatsink compound renewal routine on this thing? Never had anything liquid-cooled before.