FastMac - Performance Upgrades

Power Mac G5
Housed in an innovative Aluminum enclosure, the PowerMac G5 is a professional-grade computer. There are five generations of the Powermac G5: Original, June 2004, Late 2004, Early 2005, and Dual Core.
The G5 includes a variety of motherboard enhancements, including PCI-X slots, and 8X AGP slot, a Serial-ATA bus, and up to 16 GB of RAM.
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Original 1.6 GHz
  • CPU: PowerPC 970 - 1.6 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - PC2700(1.6 GHz), or 8 - PC3200(1.8 GHz+) for a maximum RAM of 8.0 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80, 160, or 250 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
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Original 1.8 GHz
  • CPU: PowerPC 970 - 1.8 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - PC2700(1.6 GHz), or 8 - PC3200(1.8 GHz+) for a maximum RAM of 8.0 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80, 160, or 250 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
Mirrored Drive Door
November 2003
  • CPU: PowerPC 970 - dual 1.8 and dual 2.0 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - PC2700(1.6 GHz), or 8 - PC3200(1.8 GHz+) for a maximum RAM of 8.0 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80, 160, or 250 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
Quicksilver
June 2004
  • CPU: PowerPC 970fx - dual 1.8, dual 2.0 or dual 2.5 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - (dual 1.6 GHz), or 8 - PC3200(dual 2.0 GHz+) for a maximum RAM of 8.0 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80, 160, or 250 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive 8x
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
AGP Graphics
Late 2004
  • CPU: PowerPC 970fx - single 1.8 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - PC3200 for a maximum RAM of 4.0 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80, 160, or 250 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive 8x
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
PCI Graphics
Dual 2.0 GHz Early 2005
  • CPU: PowerPC 970fx - dual 2.0 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - PC3200 for a maximum RAM of 4.0 GB(dual 2.0GHz) or 8.0 GB(dual 2.3 GHz+)
  • Hard Drive: 160, 250, or 400 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive 16x
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
PCI Graphics
Dual 2.3 or
Dual 2.7 GHz Early 2005
  • CPU: PowerPC 970fx - dual 2.3 or dual 2.7 GHz
  • RAM: 4 - PC3200 for a maximum RAM of 4.0 GB(dual 2.0GHz) or 8.0 GB(dual 2.3 GHz+)
  • Hard Drive: 160, 250, or 400 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive 16x
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
PCI Graphics
Dual Core
  • CPU: PowerPC 970MP - 2.0, 2.3 or dual 2.5 GHz
  • RAM: 8 - PC2 4200 for a maximum RAM of 16 GB (pairs)
  • Hard Drive: 160, 250, or 500 GB
  • Optical: SuperDrive 16x
  • 2 - internal 3.5" Serial ATA drive bays, 1 - optical drive bay
  • Memory
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