how much for new g5 cpus

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hi this is my first post here so hellow everyone.

I wanted to know how much it would cost me to get new cpus perhaps with the box for my powermac g5 2.5 dual processor?
I have no warranty and I am almost sure one of my cpus is not good.
I would just like to know around how much doesn't have to be acurate.
thanks
 
as far as i know, there have never been G5 chips sold seperatly, but at the same time, i've never heard of a g5 chip going bad.

explain your problems in more detail, symptoms etc, and we'll try and work out a solution for you.
 
I know that they come in pairs...whats the price for a pair of ppc 2.5 cpus?

I'm asking because I already went through a long process of finding out the cause of my fan noise.
i'm 100 percent sure theres something wrong with cpu A. All the clues lead me to this conclusion.
1. the apple hardware test showing that cpu thermal error (ERROR CODE
2STH/1/3: CPU A AD7417AD1 )

2. abnormal fan noise while working

3. cpu A in temp monitor is always around 15 C higher than cpu B.


I already had the g5 checked at an apple representative and they said they couldn't find that error but were too ignorant to just try with the normal apple hardware test. they also said they recalibrated my fans.
with no help
 
You might have to contact IBM for PowerPC 970 CPUs ("G5"). They are the ones who make the CPU. I doubt it will be inexpensive even if they do sell them individually.
 
Just ask Apple. They're the _only_ company that will sell you what you want, currently. Simply give the computer in for repair, and if it's really one processor that's gone bad (symptoms?), they'll replace it or the pair at their normal rate - which of course will be more than what you could expect if you had the chance to simply go ahead and buy one or two processors. Which _probably_ means it might just not be worth it...

Again: What are the symptoms that tell you to be "pretty sure" that it's one processor gone bad? What does "About this Mac" tell you you have? Does it show dual processors? What do CPU monitoring utilities tell you? Is there activity on both processors when doing several things at the same time?
 
i've been scoring google and IBM and the like, and i can find no mention of IBM or any one else for that matter selling just the CPU's on their own. they've never been available to hombrew computing, as nothing can legally run on them, i'm guessing.
 
its all about the fan noise and the temperature monitor while workin and even while just idle. I wrote the error code and the 3 reasons why I think cpu a is not good. Not that its gone bad I suspect that its been like that from day 1. I talked to another guy who has the exact same g5 2.5 dual processor and he said his cpus are always running at more or less the same temperature.
My g5's fans are over working in my opinion. I'm thinking its probably because its trying to cool cpu a down while cpu b is 15 c cooler ...always.

I guess i'm getting the picture of the price it would cost to get new cpus so thanks.

i don't know what else I can describe other than the main symptom is the fans working hard from simple tasks, one cpu is always 15 c hotter and that error code I get in apple hardware test ...which i've been told here that is connected to cpu A THERMAL PROBLEM.

"That failure code means:
2STH code is a thermal module failure
The numerals after that don't mean much outside of Apple
The last set (CPU A AD7417AD1) means a failure in one of the AD modules in CPU A (which is one of the processors)"
 
From your description I don't actually think that is is the CPU itself that has problems but either the thermoresistor that is measuring the temperature is on the fritz or the heat sink that should be cooling the CPU is on the fritz. CPUs just don't fail be getting hot, it does not really make sense. You need to take it in and have it look at in my opinion, since if it is the hardware those (thermoresistors) are not user serviceable parts (think solder) and you don't have the experience to evaluate the quality of the mounting job on the heat sink.

/ Qualifier, some CPU's do have an internal thermoresistor while many have one mounted below them on the motherboard. I did not look up the case for your device so YMMV.
 
Lt Major Burns said:
i've been scoring google and IBM and the like, and i can find no mention of IBM or any one else for that matter selling just the CPU's on their own. they've never been available to hombrew computing, as nothing can legally run on them, i'm guessing.
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Well, there's Linux and the other open source operating systems, something that IBM has been pushing for some time now, right?

But I guess it's all about the marketshare..... :rolleyes:
 
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