On 2011/03/24 09:38, ah...clem so eloquently wrote:
intel is junk, and the switch to intel was a HUGE step backwards for apple. and "puhleeze," spare us all the stories about how fast your MacPro is compared to an MDD. that proves NOTHING. the relevant question is, how fast would a MacPro be if it used the latest G7 processor?
Did you follow the IBM POWER links posted on this subject? The POWER CPU is HUGE and I'm guessing that it would need a huge enclosure, huge amounts of cooling, huge amounts of electricity, and cost a fortune.
Look, I'm no Intel fan. Point of fact I hate Intel and always buy AMD when building a computer. But the bottom line is that I can do more in less time, and use half the electricity in the process, with my QC Mac Pro than I could with my DP G5 Power Mac.
You have every right to move to Win7, unix, or any other OS of your choice. Last time I looked there was even an option or three for building an AMD Hackintosh.
But your dislike of Intel, just like mine, does not make the G5 better than Nehalem. And POWER is not a viable option for a PC, it was designed for enterprise deployment. Even IBM's Cell CPU is well suited for some tasks such as graphics or some BOINC projects, but it too is not suited for PC use.
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