GPU upgrades aren't cheap on these so for that reason I'd be inclined to look for another G5 such as this late 2005 one. You wont be able to use the advanced GPU features with that card, you're better off with a 256MB card if you can find a G5 fitted with one (they tend to be quite rare) or a 128MB card and use the "allowoldGPUs" plug-in from Adobe. It looks like the G5 you're looking at is the earlier dual 2.0 which will take up to 8GB of memory, but I'm not too sure about that 64MB graphics card in there for photoshop use. ScrumpyMacs usually have fairly good deals on 2GB pairs. The G5s are very picky with their memory, avoid the cheap stuff at all costs unless you enjoy kernel panics and go for Crucial or Kingston branded PC-3200 memory for uni- and dual - processor models. Getting as much RAM in there as you can afford is essential. The 2.0GHz dual processor G5s are more than capable of running all of the UB apps in CS4 very well, we have one here doing just that and its a very useable bit of kit.
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