The Apple Power Macintosh G5/2.0 DP, is arguably among the first generation of “desktop” computers to use 64-bit processors. This
The PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0gHz processor
coupled with a higher volume pipeline results in major speed gains compared to earlier Apple systems. The Power Macintosh G5/2.0 DP features dual 2.0 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processors each with optimized AltiVec “Velocity Engine” vector processing units, and 512k level 2 on-chip caches.
This model shipped configured with 512 MB of PC3200 DDR SDRAM, a 160.0 GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive, a 4X/8X/16X/10X/32X SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW), and a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM. In addition to the standard compliment of ports, including FireWire “800″, ADC, DVI, and support for AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.1, the Power Macintosh G5 series is the first Mac line to provide support for USB 2.0, Optical digital audio in/out (SPIDF), and PCI-X slots for additional expansion options.
On first glance, the case looks similar to the case introduced with the second Power Macintosh G3 series crossed with a postmodern cheese grater, but it is actually a completely different design.
The “anodized aluminum alloy” Power Macintosh G5 case is divided into four different thermal zones with nine computer-controlled fans for optimum cooling, and features a removable side panel for easy access to internal components.
Dual Processors with 64bit Architecture
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