How will the new MacPro compare with a topped out 2012 27″ iMac

[Larry Towers]

Drinking the Koolaid. A triangular design for a heatsink is less efficient, it just takes up less space.

[Charlie Austin]

[larry towers] “Drinking the Koolaid. A triangular design for a heatsink is less efficient, it just takes up less space.”

Do you have a link to some technical info to back this statement up?

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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Steve Connor]

[Geoff Addis] “But will Apple support both CUDA and OpenCL? They might drop CUDA support in an attempt to sell more of their new incarnation.”

I wouldn’t worry about no CUDA

https://www.fireprographics.com/adobe/

Steve Connor

There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum

[Larry Towers]

A heatsink is dependent upon open exposed surface area. In making any calculations total area is always the most important factor. The reason a fan was even needed is that the heatsink design is not efficient. Particularly the inner corners of the triangle. Those are just heat traps.

Here is a calculator to test for your self. Note that the assumption i that Air flow is parallel to fins! In a triangular heatsink it isn’t degrading its performance,

https://students.cs.byu.edu/~jgoodell/heatsink2.html

[Charlie Austin]

[larry towers] “A heatsink is dependent upon open exposed surface area. In making any calculations total area is always the most important factor. The reason a fan was even needed is that the heatsink design is not efficient. Particularly the inner corners of the triangle. Those are just heat traps.”

Fair enough. However, is it not possible that the inner surface of the triangle *does* have fins? Nobody has actually seen it, save for those few folks who have access to the machines. Granted, the pictures on Apple’s preview page just show a smooth inner surface, but there may be more going on in there than they want to reveal right now.

Or not… 😉

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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
~”The function you just attempted is not yet implemented”~

[Lance Bachelder]

You could always put a top of the line ATI fire card in your Hackintosh and take advantage of whatever Apple tweaks in FCPX. I’ve been unsuccessful in getting a stable Hackintosh so I opted for the uber iMac which I’m very happy with – but the new Mac Pro looks too good to pass up.

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Downtown Long Beach, California
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[Jason Jenkins]

[Zachary Potter] “Interesting links

https://www.fireprographics.com/adobe/
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8898#p56608“

Looked good, until I got to this:

“With Adobe Premiere® Pro CC supporting OpenCL™ for Microsoft Windows® OS-based workstations, there’s no need to buy hardware based on proprietary technology any more.”

Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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[Larry Towers]

Even if it has fins it would be inefficient. And because the fins would be facing each other instead of open and exposed they would be interfering with free airflow creating micro currents and heat pockets. Again that is why the fan is necessary.

[Steve Connor]

[Jason Jenkins] “”With Adobe Premiere® Pro CC supporting OpenCL™ for Microsoft Windows® OS-based workstations, there’s no need to buy hardware based on proprietary technology any more.””

Adobe have confirmed this will be the case on Macs too.

Steve Connor

There’s nothing we can’t argue about on the FCPX COW Forum

[Jason Jenkins]

[Steve Connor] “[Jason Jenkins] “”With Adobe Premiere® Pro CC supporting OpenCL™ for Microsoft Windows® OS-based workstations, there’s no need to buy hardware based on proprietary technology any more.””

Adobe have confirmed this will be the case on Macs too.”

Good to know!

Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!

Check out my Mormon.org profile.