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Does anyone here have a G5+9800?	668 Views / 1 Replies
I have a small favor to ask.
Posted by kkant, on Sep 10, 2003 at 12:01 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Re: Sold!	7,932 Views / 52 Replies
Folks-- I believe it is just as easy as not to give Brian the benefit of the doubt. He sounds like he genuinely wanted to go Mac, but got frustrated with the delays. Let us try to have some empathy...
Posted by kkant, on Sep 3, 2003 at 04:00 PM, in Mac Desktops

Wise counsel. This is why I didn't preorder, nor...	7,932 Views / 52 Replies
Wise counsel. This is why I didn't preorder, nor will I ever preorder from Apple. They have an absolutely abysmal record with delays. The delay itself is bad enough. The devaluation of the...
Posted by kkant, on Sep 2, 2003 at 11:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

The G5 doesn't generate anything. It is the ATI...	1,687 Views / 15 Replies
The G5 doesn't generate anything. It is the ATI 9600/9800 or Nvidia 5200 that is doing all the generating. It is possible that only the Mac versions of these particular cards (i.e. "only the G5")...
Posted by kkant, on Aug 8, 2003 at 12:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

Even so, this is good news. Glad to see ATI is...	1,822 Views / 26 Replies
Even so, this is good news. Glad to see ATI is getting on the ball with its Mac drivers. I hope the OEM drivers in the G5s will include the 4.1/4.2 capabilities. But as I see it this would require...
Posted by kkant, on Aug 2, 2003 at 07:56 AM, in Mac Desktops

That's not quite true...according to the...	1,061 Views / 18 Replies
That's not quite true...according to the benchmarks I've seen, the two cards are about even. If anything, the GF4 is slightly ahead IIRC. But this is moot; as has been pointed out earlier, you...
Posted by kkant, on Aug 2, 2003 at 07:52 AM, in Mac Desktops

I don't think so. These video cards are for real...	1,822 Views / 26 Replies
I don't think so. These video cards are for real time rendering; they don't help non-real-time renders at all. In fact the 9800 128MB is probably overkill for Maya etc, unless the preview modes for...
Posted by kkant, on Aug 1, 2003 at 02:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for that link, I hadn't thought of it this...	1,822 Views / 26 Replies
Thanks for that link, I hadn't thought of it this way before. This is indeed good news for us. I had initially thought that much of the texture information etc gets stored in the video card's RAM,...
Posted by kkant, on Aug 1, 2003 at 02:26 PM, in Mac Desktops

It's not that it's a bad thing, but computer...	1,822 Views / 26 Replies
It's not that it's a bad thing, but computer stuff should be bought in a balanced manner for the best cost-effectiveness. If games cannot take really effective advantage of 256 MB today, as...
Posted by kkant, on Aug 1, 2003 at 02:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

Good God. That's incredible. Maybe multi-button...	2,653 Views / 36 Replies
Good God. That's incredible. Maybe multi-button is not such a good idea after all. But I really have to wonder. How much does it take to notice (1) that the mouse has another button, and (2)...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 16, 2003 at 10:08 AM, in Mac Desktops

Sorry, haven't come across that problem. You...	625 Views / 5 Replies
Sorry, haven't come across that problem. You might want to try searching through macfixit.com and their archives and faqs.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 16, 2003 at 01:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I would try both cards to see which performs...	1,061 Views / 18 Replies
I would try both cards to see which performs better in the G5 on the games you play, before doing the swap permanently. I think the 9600 Pro and 4ti are roughly comparable, with perhaps the 9600...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 15, 2003 at 05:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

No, it won't help. If you want to improve HD...	565 Views / 1 Replies
No, it won't help. If you want to improve HD performance, you can get a normal ATA 7200 RPM drive with an 8MB cache. The SATA cables are thinner, but if you are having problems snaking cables...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 15, 2003 at 01:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

LOL. :D	2,653 Views / 36 Replies
LOL. :D
Posted by kkant, on Jul 14, 2003 at 08:45 PM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: True, except the part about SATA. SATA has been...	860 Views / 7 Replies
True, except the part about SATA. SATA has been available for quite some time on PC DIY motherboards. But from a gaming perspective, as you say, the other stuff doesn't matter. Furthermore,...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 14, 2003 at 08:40 PM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: Re: G5, only way to go for Games, if.......?	860 Views / 7 Replies
Absolutely not. I agree with your conclusion here. The "consumer" Macs are totally worthless for high-powered games. The G5 is probably about on par with DIY gaming PCs costing about half the...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 14, 2003 at 04:38 PM, in Mac Desktops

Hmm, OK. In that case, I guess I have not come...	2,653 Views / 36 Replies
Hmm, OK. In that case, I guess I have not come across anyone other than Steve who thinks that control-click is as easy or intuitive or convenient as right-click. :)
Posted by kkant, on Jul 14, 2003 at 04:29 PM, in Mac Desktops

If Jobs still believes that, then I think his...	2,653 Views / 36 Replies
If Jobs still believes that, then I think his belief has transcended scientific thought and moved on to the realm of mystical faith. Or perhaps vain obstinacy. The day they decided to include...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 14, 2003 at 01:28 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yes, I agree. That's why I use my MacAlly. :) ...	2,653 Views / 36 Replies
Yes, I agree. That's why I use my MacAlly. :) The same good design as the Apple ADB mice, except with a second button + scroll wheel.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 14, 2003 at 09:49 AM, in Mac Desktops

I would agree with that statement if it was...	2,653 Views / 36 Replies
I would agree with that statement if it was qualified by "since the iMac for the mouse", and "since the Apple Design ADB Keyboard". The ADB mice (especially the last generation) and the older ADB...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 13, 2003 at 09:38 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Monitor + Tower Compatibility	681 Views / 4 Replies
No problem, compatible out of the box.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 13, 2003 at 08:42 AM, in Mac Desktops

The 1gig G5 scores may not be that good in a...	2,466 Views / 31 Replies
The 1gig G5 scores may not be that good in a laptop, because in a laptop we will not have all the advantages of the fast FSB/RAM and other fast I/O chips due to power issues. They may still be...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 12, 2003 at 04:15 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for putting together this post, reader50. ...	1,581 Views / 15 Replies
Thanks for putting together this post, reader50. Makes sense.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 09:12 PM, in Mac Desktops

Sounds pretty cool. I wonder if it would be...	1,581 Views / 15 Replies
Sounds pretty cool. I wonder if it would be cheap enough to use in solid state HDs.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 06:19 PM, in Mac Desktops

Believe me, I've tried everything. I've even...	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
Believe me, I've tried everything. I've even tried hacked drivers that were specifically described as allowing -R support. No dice. :( It does indeed appear that Dell prefers +R, as the Dell...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 05:48 PM, in Mac Desktops

I have a Dell C600 laptop that can only read +R. ...	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
I have a Dell C600 laptop that can only read +R. Yeah yeah, I know. :) This is the machine they gave me at work. I've tried -R, but it just chokes miserably. But I would consider getting a -R...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 05:17 PM, in Mac Desktops

Peder: I agree, it would've been nice if we...	1,581 Views / 15 Replies
Peder: I agree, it would've been nice if we could have DDR500 or at least DDR466 so that we get that last bit of performance in situations where memory is the limiting factor. Actually, what would...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 04:59 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yeah. Which sucks for me and others who might...	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
Yeah. Which sucks for me and others who might need to write +R. If this is the case, I'll be saving $200 by removing the superdrive in the BTO, and buying myself a Pioneer or Sony +/- capable...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 04:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

Statistics remedial, folks. :) Since HD...	1,065 Views / 15 Replies
Statistics remedial, folks. :) Since HD failures are independent events that we want to tie together for a RAID, we have to look at the inverse, that is the "success rate" rather than the failure...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 08:55 AM, in Mac Desktops

This is a good question, but I think the answer...	1,581 Views / 15 Replies
This is a good question, but I think the answer is "no". Here's why: 1) The motherboard has a certain memory bus clock, that you can't change (well OK, maybe you can change if you overclock, but...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 10, 2003 at 08:40 AM, in Mac Desktops

Re: Ohhh.... sweet DDR memory.....	1,581 Views / 15 Replies
Yes, getting CAS2 DDR400 (as opposed to CAS 2.5 or 3) will help the speed some. See: http://www.hardcorecooling.us/product.asp?0=200&1=201&3=462 Unfortunately, it would appear that...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 9, 2003 at 07:54 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: DRAM on new G5's	740 Views / 5 Replies
You need to make sure the RAM is non-ECC and non-buffered. You shouldn't have any problem finding RAM with these characteristics. A good place to find RAM cheap is pricewatch.com. In particular,...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 8, 2003 at 03:22 PM, in Mac Desktops

I used to go to CompUSA in this situation, but I...	3,024 Views / 38 Replies
I used to go to CompUSA in this situation, but I have recently started using PC DIY hardware shops instead. The prices are often as cheap as online.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 11:02 PM, in Mac Desktops

In general it is a bad idea to buy extra RAM and...	5,277 Views / 66 Replies
In general it is a bad idea to buy extra RAM and HD from Apple. Try pricewatch.com
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 11:00 PM, in Mac Desktops

CPU control on Fans	1,242 Views / 12 Replies
Remember how stupid we thought MS was to include auto-running scripts in Outlook, thereby opening themselves up to all sorts of easily spreadable viruses? I kind of see this fan thing in a similar...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 10:58 PM, in Mac Desktops

If you have another hard disk handy, take it...	1,253 Views / 13 Replies
If you have another hard disk handy, take it apart. The head control mechanism has a couple extremely strong neodynium magnets. Wave those around the disk a bit. That should do the trick. On...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 07:56 PM, in Mac Desktops

Unfortunately, I don't believe Apple is...	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
Unfortunately, I don't believe Apple is withholding +R for reasons of cautious adoption. With USB 2, they just didn't have any new motherboards to put it in for a long time. But with +R, it has...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 07:47 PM, in Mac Desktops

I don't think so. As I said, you are limited by...	1,060 Views / 20 Replies
I don't think so. As I said, you are limited by the platters, not the interface. The platters give you maybe 30-35 megs/sec max. ATA/100 can easliy deal with two drives. There might be some...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 04:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

Good point, I forgot about that. If the drive is...	1,060 Views / 20 Replies
Good point, I forgot about that. If the drive is >128 gigs, put it on the ATA/100 bus.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 03:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

Don't think so. I think rev A will have the A06....	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
Don't think so. I think rev A will have the A06. The specs don't match for the A05.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 02:42 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yes. ATA/66 is faster than any single hard disk...	1,060 Views / 20 Replies
Yes. ATA/66 is faster than any single hard disk (probably even faster than 10,000 RPM disks). The limiting factor is the disk platters themselves.
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 02:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

I doubt this. If you look at the specs of the...	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
I doubt this. If you look at the specs of the Sony DRU510 and compare to the specs listed in the developer note, you will see that they are different at several points. Also, I don't trust MacBidoo...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 02:23 PM, in Mac Desktops

This is what Apple officially says. However, if...	1,842 Views / 21 Replies
This is what Apple officially says. However, if you look at the superdrive specs in the recently published G5 dev doc, you will notice that the specs exactly match the new Pioneer A06 drive. Not...
Posted by kkant, on Jul 5, 2003 at 01:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

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