Apple PowerMac Dual Core G5 (Dual 2 GHz/512RAM/160GB HD/SuperDrive) - AM9590LLA

Provided by Sam Ash

With two dual-core processors, at speeds up to 2GHz per core, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the punch of its dual-processor predecessor. Do the math: Quad-core processing means four Velocity Engines and eight double-precision floating-point units for blistering performance of up to 76.6 gigaflops. That means you can manipulate mountains of images or miles of footage. Crunch enormous data sets. Encode HD video or high-bit-rate audio. All at speeds you never imagined possible.

PCI Express Architecture
A modern PCI Express architecture opens up a world of high-performance expansion cards to the Mac platform. Two four-lane slots and one eight-lane slot are designed for the latest video I/O, audio DSP, and Fibre Channel expansion cards ? so you?ll have tremendous power and productivity in a single system. And with 533MHz DDR2 main memory and integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet, you can customize your Power Mac G5 for your professional workflow ? even join an Xsan media network while connecting simultaneously to the Internet.

Workstation Graphics
Graphics assume a new level of realism with the latest PCI Express graphics cards. Drive two Apple displays ? including a glorious 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display ? from every Power Mac G5. Or upgrade to the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, the industry?s fastest workstation graphics solution, for rapid-fire effects, 3D animation, and scientific stereo-in-a-window applications. How much reality can you handle? Try adding up to eight all-digital Apple Cinema Displays to your Power Mac G5 and enjoy a veritable dreamscape of stunning visuals.

Enormous Performance Gains
Quad-core processing dramatically accelerates performance in real-world applications. Take, for example, Adobe After Effects: The Power Mac G5 Quad renders 3D images up to 69 percent faster than the fastest dual-processor Power Mac G5 ever built.

A 64-Bit OS for Your 64-Bit Machine
Every Power Mac G5 comes with Tiger, the latest release of Mac OS X. Search your entire Power Mac in a single click with Spotlight. Access up-to-the-second information with Dashboard. Automate complex or repetitive tasks and streamline your workflow using Automator ? no programming required. And with its 64-bit features, Tiger provides access to as much physical memory as you can install in your Power Mac G5, up to 16GB. In fact, your transition to 64-bit performance is seamless: Current 32-bit code ? such as the Mac OS 9 Classic environment and existing applications ? runs natively at processor speed. With no interruptions to your workflow. And no additional investment in software required to take advantage of 64-bit power, period.

Specifications:

• Processor: Two dual-core 2 GHz PowerPC G5
• L2 cache: 1MB per core
• Frontside bus: 1GHz per processor
• Main memory: 512MB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200); supports up to 16GB
• Standard graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of GDDR SDRAM, one single-link DVI port, and one dual-link DVI port
• Hard drive: 160GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
• Optical drive: 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD�RW/CD-RW)
• Expansion: Three open PCI Express expansion slots: two four-lane slots and one eight-lane slot
• Ports and Bays: One FireWire 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports (one on front), four USB 2.0 ports (one on front), two USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard), two internal hard drive bays (one occupied)
• Audi Optical digital audio input, optical digital audio output, analog line-level input, analog line-level output, front headphone minijack and speaker
• Networking: Dual 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet ports; integrated wireless antenna; optional AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (build-to-order option or through an Apple Authorized Service Provider)
• Software: Mac OS X, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iLife (includes i