When removing that panel, the large custom heat sink covering the PowerPC G5 processor comes into view.

The first thing that pops into view is the large panel covering the processor.

That attention to detail comes to light when removing the side panel from the chassis, and catching a glimpse of how the internal components are built and organized within the frame. Compared to most PCs of that era, the G5 looked better on the inside than most PCs looked on the outside, and it was leaps and bounds any other comparable computer, when it came to managing internal components and cables. What made the G5 truly unique, was a painstaking attention to details on its exterior as well as the internal components. While that 12 months goal was never reached, the Power Mac G5 was, and still is revered as one of the most beautiful computers ever made by Apple, before the switch to Intel Xeon processors and the introduction of the Mac Pro in 2006. The Power Mac G5’s processor was the result of IBM’s $3 billion investment in a brand new laboratory needed for production of the 64-bit CPU’s 300mm wafers, which, at the time, boasted clock speeds up to 2.5GHz, with the goal of reaching 3GHz within 12 months. Over a decade ago, in 2003, the Power Mac G5, was introduced to the masses as the most powerful Mac computer of its time, with specs that included the PowerPC G5, also known as the PowerPC 970, as per IBM’s classification. Rediscovering the beautiful design of the Apple Power Mac G5

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