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Should i get 2 GPU cards?
I am looking at specing out a Mac for a Resolve System.
The graphics cards I’m wondering is it worth it to get a Nvidia FX4800 and a Nvidia FX4000 as GPUs or do i just get a 4800.
the rest of the specs for the mac i’m looking at getting are
8 core 2.4 GHZ
12gb ram
ATi radeon 5770 HD graphics card
We also have a large 10Gige NAS Storge server for our media to live.
Lastly a Tagent Wave Control Services.
Mike Jeffs
Video Coordinator
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Forget the 4800 it is a dinosaur, get two GPU’s a GT-120 for the GUI and a NvIdia 4000 card for the Resolve GPU if you are not going to get a Cubix. If you are going to get a Cubix then I would get 2-4 4000’s for Resolve GPU’s
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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I don’t plan on getting a cubix but your saying that i’ll get more horse power out of the 4000, and would i be better off getting two? Also would you suggest not useing the ATI Radeon for the GUI graphics card?
Thanks
Mike Jeffs
Video Coordinator
BYU-Idaho -
If the radeon is a single slot GPU then sure, which I think it is, if you get two 4000’s and use an internal raid in your Mac-Pro and leave the last slot for the Decklink Video I/O that is a system with very good GPU performance.The 4000 has more GPU horsepower than the 4800 and two of them have twice that and everything will fit in the Mac-pro.
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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ATI 5770 is double slot… I’m using 5770 + Q4000. It’s OK, but initial installation was a bit of a PIA.
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I would dump the 5770 and get a single slot GPU for the GUI then, plus 2 x 4000’s for Resolve GPUs.
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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I wonder how you put gui + 2x 4000 in mac pro ?
Two 4000 in 16 slots and gui one in third slot ?
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Margus
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If you plan to use any other thing than Resolve, you wish you would have kept the the 5770, like I do.
The GT 120 is a 9500, a hopelessly outdated card and its not much fun to have a sluggish UI.
I actually fancy the dual 4000 solution now.
But thats just because I am also using other apps that make use of OpenGL and need the card in the first slot.A slice of color…
DaVinci 7.1 OSX 10.6.6
Dual Xeon 2,4 RAM 24 GB
RAID0 8TB eSata 6TB
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I thought the latest Mac-Pro ATI GPUs were single slot, I have not looked. And yes I guess two X16 slots for the 4000’s and 2 X8 slots for the GUI and Decklink….In a current Mac-Pro. I have four X16 slots and three x8 slots so I think Apple is slacking.
-Rob-
Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.comMAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.
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Really interesting idea with those 2x 4000.
I would go even further if money and reason left a side.
Have two expanders both on separate 16x lane.
It gives you 8 slots. Have not heard about anyone testing it but in theory should work fine.—
Margus
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I’m very happy with my flashed GTX285 + gt120 if you’re budget conscious.
The gtx285 actually has more cuda cores, for less money.
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