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Gaming on a Kitted Out G5 Dual 1.8GHz Power Mac
Posted by: Irinikus on 2024-07-11 08:37:06
Posted by: beachycove on 2024-07-11 13:48:30 Thank you for this. It is nice to see the G5 (and one of the humbler versions of it at that) get some love on here. I like mine. What I want to know, though, is what machine you are cooling with that fan on the sofa!
Posted by: Irinikus on 2024-07-11 22:42:10 Thank you for this. It is nice to see the G5 (and one of the humbler versions of it at that) get some love on here. I like mine. What I want to know, though, is what machine you are cooling with that fan on the sofa! That's a third stage compressor disk from an RAF Tornado. When I eventually get around it, I'm going to mount it into a glass-topped coffee table! Here's a closer look at the turbine disk: Here's a model that I made up in Maya 6.5 on one of my SGI's as a concept:
Posted by: Irinikus on 2024-07-12 06:26:15
Posted by: beachycove on 2024-07-12 15:23:27 I like your table idea! You must have an interesting life to find bits of supersonic fighter jets falling out of the sky onto your sofa. A question: On the benchmarks, is there a difference in CPU scores running from the SSD versus a spinner? E.g., how does your machine compare with standard scores for the model in XBench or the like?
Posted by: Irinikus on 2024-07-13 02:36:29 I like your table idea! You must have an interesting life to find bits of supersonic fighter jets falling out of the sky onto your sofa. A question: On the benchmarks, is there a difference in CPU scores running from the SSD versus a spinner? E.g., how does your machine compare with standard scores for the model in XBench or the like? Here you go!
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