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Choices to upgrade to FCS 3 on a new Mac Pro
Hello,
I currently own a PowerMac Dual 2.0 / 4Gb of Ram / and a Blackmagic Extreme card. I use Final Cut Studio 2.
It’s been 3 and a half years and I would like to upgrade my system to be able to work faster. Lately I’ve been working with HD footage; I mainly just edit on Final Cut Pro but sometimes I add stuff from Motion and Color to the sequences I edit.
I have been reading posts and what I get is “buy the more you can afford”..I would lke to get the Final Cut Studio update but first I want to purchase a Mac Pro. Of course I cant go to high because my budget is limited. I’m interested on speed and a smooth workflow between applications and of course have something that is not gonna be too old in a year.
So, what do you guys recommend between:
a Quad-Core with the 2.93Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon and 8 Gb of Ram…
or an 8-core with two 2.26Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon and 8Gb of Ram (or maybe 12) ??
To get the option with Two 2.66Ghz Quad-Core is $1,400 more.. is t worth it ?
As far as the capture card, the one I have is Standard definition, but I’m also looking forward to get one with the capability of standard and HD since I still output to some standard def decks. Any recommendations?
Thank you
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4 Replies
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Get the most you can afford. Buy your RAM from 3rd party.
Steve Eisen
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The minor benefits one receives from a MacPro with the the fastest processors is not equal to the exorbitant premium for those processors. So, the advice to get the most machine you can afford is a bit too simplistic. I’d advise anyone on a budget to buy the entry level 8-core machine with the ATI card, then build it up from there.
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I just upgraded myself and couldn’t see wasting over a $ 1,000 more for just a few hundred more in megahertz clock. It simply doesn’t give you that much more of an edge.
You should get whatever 8-core you can afford.
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