BlackMonk wrote:
bloodline wrote:
Wow! That is one hideous MOFO, very expensive and it's only a quad core PPC...
I'd get a MacPro... :-)
-Edit- 850Watt PSU!!!!! I'd never be able to afford the electricity bill!!!! :-o
"according to Apple, the MacPro pulls about 980 watts (versus 1000 for the Quad G5) total, most of it dedicated to the PCI Express slots."
So you'd rather get an intel-based system which pulls in more than the PPC one linked above. And you also didn't note that the system actually draws less power than Apple's old Powermac G5.
Yes I would, the MacPro is 8 cores and can run more software (Mac, Windows and Linux), it's much prettier... and I never said I could afford to run a MacPro either :-P
Typical use seems to be 150W to 200W for the old G5 Powermac. Remember, just because a PSU can handle a max load that high doesn't mean it is always pulling that much power.
Since my main machine is my MacBook Pro I typically run at around 60 Watts (85 if I'm charging the battery too)... Now that's affordable :-)
