is a g5 mac 1.8 ghz fast enough for pt

[benjaminflam81]

hey guys im not computer savy and wanted to find out is my mac g5 1.8ghz dual ppc fast enough for protools or am i better of building my own pc from scratch or will it do for now ple HELP!!!

[audiobob]

Of course, it's not the fastest computer out there but it should run PT just fine. I was using a dual 1 ghz for a while and the speed while running PT was no problem but I really noticed a big difference when bouncing files when I jumped up to a MacPro. Also keep in mind, I believe that the PPC will no longer be supported with 10.6.

[2fly]

Yep it should do fine. One of my systems is a dual G4 800mhz running 7.4 and it runs fine, a little bit slow at analysing files (compared with faster processors) but not unbearable and gives you time to make a cuppa! It certainly copes with the elastic audio and rtas instruments are useable if you commit to audio and make the original track inactive.