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iMac 27″ processor quandery
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Gary,
Great article on Thunderbolt… However, according to everything that I have read, it seems it’s not possible to have CUDA computations from an PCI expansion chassis over Thunderbolt.
Bummer.
Jamie
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I’ve read the same stuff, but I’ve also spoken to product & engineering guys who tell me there is no hard technical reason why this can’t work. It’s one of Apple (and possibly Intel as well) not giving them access or support to make it happen. So it stays on my wish list!
Gary
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We just posted out updated Thunderbolt Guide. In it we spec out what we recommend for configuring your iMac for video editing.
Videoguys’ 2013 Update on Thunderbolt
Gary
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[Gary Bettan] “I’ve read the same stuff, but I’ve also spoken to product & engineering guys who tell me there is no hard technical reason why this can’t work. It’s one of Apple (and possibly Intel as well) not giving them access or support to make it happen. So it stays on my wish list!”
The truth is out there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koE5r0Kg1Rc&list=PL4B5A46D229EDA563&index=2
Jeremy
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This is GREAT news Gary!
Let the hacking begin!
Jamie
[Gary Bettan] “I’ve read the same stuff, but I’ve also spoken to product & engineering guys who tell me there is no hard technical reason why this can’t work. It’s one of Apple (and possibly Intel as well) not giving them access or support to make it happen. So it stays on my wish list!
Gary
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It may be fun and appropriate to some, but those tricked out iMacs and Macminis as of today, January, 2013
ALL computers from Apple until now still CANNOT beat 6, 8 and 12 cores Mac Pros from 2009, 2010 and 2012So, if one needs to add NVIDIA cards for enhancing operation with multiple softwares, and you want that to work
Mac Pro. This is what actually works if you want to do it. You can have any software. Any hardware. Mem chips
Any boot drive. SSD, etc Not only NVIDIA but pretty much every damn thing. That is what gets the job done.The 12-core Mac Pros that are running today aren’t going to be obsolete by Apple’s current line until 2015
That’s a bit sad, unless they update their workstation, of course, or even license some hackintosh vendorMy point is; Are you locked in with Apple software? IMacs, MBPs and enhanced Macminis are great!
You’re not? Do you want to deal with “others” ? Want to expand your hardware capability?
Then probably not a good future there. Just saying…Sure there’s people working in 30 second commercials who can pull it off but that’s the exception
Or people working in selected, cherry-picked parts of a bigger project, but that’s not the rule
If you want to build a solid workflow from multiple software operations that’s a no-brainer
I mean, if this is a Mac OS job, of course, get a Mac Pro
https://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
Click on 64-bit for the chart I posted above
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A fully kitted 2012 MacPro has a score of 25486
An iMac has a score of 13982.
(I have no idea what that means in NLE terms, for NLE terms go here: https://barefeats.com/imac12p1.html , https://barefeats.com/imac12p2.html).
25486/13982=1.82
A MacPro is showing that it goes 1.8x faster on a Geekbench score.
A fully kitted 12 core costs: $7498 (3.06 GHz 12 core, 32GBs of Ram, 1 2TB hard drive, 1GB ATI 5870, AppleCare)
A fully kitted iMac costs: $3518 (3.4 GHz Quad core, 32GBs of Ram, 3TB Fusion Drive, 2GB Nvidia GTX 680MX, AppleCare).
7498/3518=2.13
The MacPro is 2.13 times more expensive to go 1.8x faster on GeekBench. You have a less universally compatible GPU with less Video RAM, you have a slower boot drive, you have no dual link 27″ monitor.
If it’s worth it, sure, by there’s no question a fully maxed iMac is not a slouch, and you can buy almost two of them vs one MacPro.
Right now, it is the best bang for your buck in Apple land.
If you aren’t in Apple land anymore, then none of this matters.
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Thanks. I can’t imagine there’s much of a future with Apple.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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[John Davidson] “Thanks. I can’t imagine there’s much of a future with Apple.”
It’s over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNc45FTenhg
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[John Davidson] “Thanks. I can’t imagine there’s much of a future with Apple.
“Nah! Thank you for extracting the core of my post, that’s exactly what I was trying to convey before.
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