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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #41

Quote: Originally Posted by bballe336 Great, the more I hear about this thing the more it seems like a hackjob. I'd like to thank Apple for making an incredibly half assed compu…

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #42

I got the bone stock 2.66 Quad and will be getting more memory in the near future (when available via 3rd party). The video card should be ok for quite some time but can easily be…

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #43

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Yea, it's not for you. Build a PC. I think, at least I hope, that the PCIe info I got from Simon is somehow incorrect... why put in 16 lane s…

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #44

Quote: Originally Posted by bballe336 That is rediculous on Apple's part. If they don't support it in 10.5 I'm not going to buy a new mac. As much as I like Apple if they won't …

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #45

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell With the Mac Pro's anemic PCIe configuration (one 16x, two 4x, and one 1x), SLI wouldn't be terribly useful. I may be wrong, but I don't …

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #46

Well I figure I can still run a 7950 if I can find the drivers. That would suffice for me.

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #47

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Yea, it's not for you. Build a PC. I think, at least I hope, that the PCIe info I got from Simon is somehow incorrect... why put in 16 lane s…

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #48

Quote: Originally Posted by saru boy Keep in mind that no Intel motherboard on the PC side supports SLI (they do support Crossfire, but at two x8 channels and not two x16 channe…

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #49

Check out Anandtech's review of the MacPro for a discussion of the chipset: http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2811 Quote: A very little talked about aspect …

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Just ordered a 3.0 GHz monster... I'm a sucker aren't I — #50

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS Nah, if anything, the price will go up, judging from recent trends. Remember when you could get a Power Mac G4 for $1299? When the G5 made t…

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Any NuBus A/V card? — #1

Hello, I wonder is there any place I can buy a 7"NuBus A/V card for my PowerMac 6100/60? Thank you

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Putting motherboard in a new case — #1

Well, subject pretty much says it all. Does anyone have experience with putting a Mac in a new case? I have a 7300 that I'd like to put into a big tower so that I can add more driv…

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Putting motherboard in a new case — #2

Hi, you can put the 7300 in any ATX Style case. Apple just used a form factor near ATX. The only thing to do is to make your own I/O shield in the back of the case, because most A…

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Overclocking — #1

My opinion....All processors are the same, only rated for performance. Meaning, chips may qualify for the 400MHz range but released as 300-50MHz models based on performance ratings…

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hard drive size question... — #1

The 9 GB hard drive on my brand-new B&W 400 mhz crashed and was diagnosed by Apple tech support as "dead". It was replaced under warranty by an Apple certified service dept. B…

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hard drive size question... — #2

Yes, that is probably right. 8.5 GB 8.5*1024 = 8704 MB 8704*1024 = 8912896 KB Most people just look at the 8912896 KB and call it 9 GB (when it really is only 8.5 GB) because they…

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