shambles Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 hi ther anyone i have an ppc g4 dual 1.25 with 2 gigs ram can i run logic 8 on this machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsmanness Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yes, you should be okay. I have a ppc g4 dual 1 ghz with 2 gigs ram and I'm running logic studio, granted my computer is hanging on by a thread. Though you're in slightly better shape than I am, don't expect to run a lot of tracks (midi or audio) and plugins all at once. I can't wait to get one of the new intel macs that are expected to come out soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madoc Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hiya, I'm running Logic 8 on a G4 PowerBook with a 1.33Ghz processor and still on 768Mb of RAM and performance isn't that different to Logic 7 . . . . . But, I do keep on meaning to take the ram up 1.25gb soon, too! Cheers, Madoc. P.S. Nuts - I'd forgotten that all of the information was already in my signature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicianista Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Gee, its a shame the old dual G4's are dying out. The Intel machines are simply in another class. I still have a dual 867 G4 that can run as my Pro Tools rig backup in case of failure, but only PT 6.9.3. So I can still record and mix new projects, but it can't run any current projects done in PT 7.3 So its only a half-assed safety net if the G5 falls over. There's no way it could run LP8 comfortably, especially after experiencing the brute force of the new Intel Macs. Geez, I thought the dual G4 would always have enough grunt to keep it's head above water, but since I started using an Intel I've realized that the G5 is also doomed and has had a very short lifespan by comparison. I never thought an iMac would ever out-perform a Dual G4/G5 PCI tower... Who'd a thunk?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric J Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm right there with you. I have an 867 G4 just sitting around collecting dust. I feel a bit guilty about this because I'd like to use it for something, but I'm not sure I can even install OS X on it (its currently got OS 9). Any ideas on what to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carya Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 FIll it with drives, install Linux and make a file server out of it. That's what I do with all my old computers. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric J Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yeah, I used to do that stuff with my old computers. I'd install Gentoo, Fedora, FreeBSD, whatever. I even bought an old Sun Ultra 5 so i could run Solaris a few years back. The problem is that i found myself jacking with the machines way too much, and I got tired of it. Better to spend my time making music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edubz Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 hi ther anyone i have an ppc g4 dual 1.25 with 2 gigs ram can i run logic 8 on this machine? I would run logic 7 for better performance if I were u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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