Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Mystic Prowler
I like the G5 because of it's efficiency and speed and processor design. me second is the G4, then the PowerPC 601. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Joshua Juran
On Oct 28, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Mystic Prowler wrote: The PowerPC 970-970fx CPU is inefficient COMPARED to today's processors, but this processor even today provides effective computing power. Don't forget, this processor has different instruction sets and architecture code than the intel proc

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Mystic Prowler
The PowerPC 970-970fx CPU is inefficient COMPARED to today's processors, but this processor even today provides effective computing power. Don't forget, this processor has different instruction sets and architecture code than the intel processors, so different things may result in different reactio

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/10/28 14:01, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: Uh, no. the whole REASON the G5 iMac is so noisy is because the cooling system has to remove so much more heat than the intel iMacs, hence the bigger, louder fans. And the reason Apple never put a G5 in a notebook or Mac Mini is because t

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 28, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Mystic Prowler wrote: > I know that early core duo intel macs and iMac G5 macs look the same on the > outside but had different stuff in the inside, but is there a way to take > the fan and heatsink from a core duo iMac to an iMac G5 to remove all of > that noise?

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/10/28 12:20, Mystic Prowler so eloquently wrote: is there a way to take the fan and heatsink from a core duo iMac to an iMac G5 to remove all of that noise? I imagine that it CAN be done, the question is would it be practical? And that answer would be no. The heatsinks are certainly d

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Mystic Prowler
I know that early core duo intel macs and iMac G5 macs look the same on the outside but had different stuff in the inside, but is there a way to take the fan and heatsink from a core duo iMac to an iMac G5 to remove all of that noise? -- You received this message because you are a member of the i

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/10/28 09:12, Bruce Johnson so eloquently wrote: the space heater that is the G5. I still have a window open in spite of it getting down to freezing the past couple nights, though I have finally turned off the exhaust fan in the window. Thank you G5. Tina -- iMac 20" USB 2, 1.25 GH

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 27, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Tina K. wrote: Yay, I remembered to start a new thread for once! On 2010/10/27 17:02, Mystic Prowler so eloquently wrote in another thread: Especially my iMac G5. I turned the energy saver option to "Best" for performance, and this machine roars louder than m

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-27 Thread Tina K.
On 2010/10/27 19:53, Mystic Prowler so eloquently wrote: I can overclock my 1.25Ghz iMac G4 to 1.67Ghz, but I need a giant fan (or 2) on the logic board, and i will need to take out the HDD and CD drive. How would you overclock it? Looking at Daystar's pages for their EOL'd 1.92 GHz upgrade I

Re: iMac noise

2010-10-27 Thread Mystic Prowler
When I ran my iMac G5 ran at the "automatic" option, it felt like I was running a crawling 1.5Ghz G4. Now that I turned on the "Best" option, I don't care if it makes too much noise, as long as it isn't too loud, and to make sure it doesn't overheat. I don't want that capacitor problem with my Rev

iMac noise

2010-10-27 Thread Tina K.
Yay, I remembered to start a new thread for once! On 2010/10/27 17:02, Mystic Prowler so eloquently wrote in another thread: Especially my iMac G5. I turned the energy saver option to "Best" for performance, and this machine roars louder than my G4 machines combined. That is my biggest be