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I have an OLD MAC Pro first Generation with FC Pro 7.02 can I run FCX
I have an old MAC Pro I think the first generation.
Dual Xeon 2.66 dual core 13GB Ram and I am running Lion.
I have Final Cut 7.02 or .04 cant remember, but the latest and last one. I am on my PC and don’t have access to my mac at this moment.Question: if I switched to FCX would is run more or less efficiently than FCP7 or would it even run at all on the my MAC pro?
If it would run at least as efficiently would I need to put the Quadro 4000 for a mac in it, I have the original G-Force 7300 GT card in it?
Thank you for direction! please
PC 1
I7 2.8 Ghz 8GB Ram
Win 7 Pro 64bit OS
PNY Quadro 4000
PC 2
I7 3930K 3.2Ghz
32 GB Ram
Win 7 Pro 64bit OS
PNY Quadro 40003-4 TB HD
Vegas 10 64bit & Vegas 11 64Bit & Vegas 12 & Adobe Production Premium CS5.5.2 & Avid Media Composer 5.5Camera
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If it is a first gen Mac Pro you won’t be able to run FCPX 10.1. Your Mac Pro won’t run Mavericks, and I am pretty sure 10.1 requires Mavericks.
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[Matt Trubac] ” I am pretty sure 10.1 requires Mavericks.”
The new version of X does require Mavericks.
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this is my opinion.
There is a new invention – ebay.
You can right now purchase a 2008 Mac Pro, that will run OS X Mavericks, on ebay, with countless people selling them right now for about $700buy a 2008 used Mac Pro, and run Mavericks and FCP X 10.1 (and even your old FCP 7.0.3).
Bob Zelin
Bob Zelin
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My only issue with this strategy is that you’re potentially buying in again at the very bottom of compatibility going forward. Is it worth the savings if you’re machine becomes outmoded with 10.10, or 10.11 in a year or two?
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Bob makes a great point. If you want to go the fully supported route that’s a great way to go. The 2008s with a good GPU can still be a decent setup. The prices have never been better and those are so easy to work on yourself. Not that I’ve ever had one of mine ever break down. If you don’t care about thunderbolt, it’s still a good machine.
That said, an eight core original mp booting from a third party 64 bit kernel and upgraded GPU can run mavericks with a geekbench score of 10500 and decent fcp x performance. Not bad for a nearly eight year old machine. Is it worth the time? Not for me, but it is possible.
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Hi, Don.
No.
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why’s everyone suggesting a 2008 Mac Pro? if you don’t want to splurge on a new one, then look for a damn 2010/2012 model. you’re gonna need to spend some cash if you want X to run like a champ, and after whatever tower you buy, you should upgrade the graphics card and most likely upgrade the RAM. don’t skimp. and don’t be so foolish to spend $700 on a 2008 Mac Pro. it’s not a bargain in 2014.
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[joe mordecai] “why’s everyone suggesting a 2008 Mac Pro? if you don’t want to splurge on a new one, then look for a damn 2010/2012 model. you’re gonna need to spend some cash if you want X to run like a champ”
If he’s primarily working with XDCam-EX footage from the EX1, and not using a lot of layers or heavy FX, then the 2008 Mac Pro would be fine for him. Not everyone needs the latest and greatest.
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It’s hard to say what’s best for someone without a complete picture but if, for example, one is looking at a 2008 MacPro for $700 and maybe the need for an AMD 5770 for $250 for a total of $950, one might compare that to current Quad i7 MacMini although with the need to buy external storage. The Mini is still using the Intel HD4000 GPU as they haven’t been upgraded to Haswell chips and Intel Iris GPU. Given the comparison the 2008 MacPro might be a good deal even if it only holds one over for a year or two if an OS/FCPX update obsoletes it.
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[Craig Seeman] “Given the comparison the 2008 MacPro might be a good deal even if it only holds one over for a year or two if an OS/FCPX update obsoletes it.”
I mean, aren’t the GeekBench scores not that super-impressive for the entry-level 4-core Mac Pro over a ’08-’10 Mac Pro?
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