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Kit advice please
Hi,
I have a March/April 8 core MacPro with ATI Radeon HD 4870.
To get Resolve 8 flying I have been advised on the following config.1 NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac
1 NVIDIA GTS 120
1 Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme 3D+ PCIe CardAny thoughts on this setup would be really helpful to me.
Thank you.
Danny.
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3 Replies
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Keep the Ati, get the rest, or wait for newer BM cards.
A slice of color…
DaVinci 7.1.2 OSX 10.6.7
MacPro 5.1 2x 2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB eSata 6TB
GTX 285 / GT 120
Extreme 3D+ WAVE -
Hi mate,
Thanks for getting back!
When you say “Keep the Ati, get the rest” (excuse my lack of knowledge re cards!)
What two of the rest do you mean I should go for? And are you saying my ATI Radeon HD 4870 is
good enough for the GUI. Also I for got to say it’s a 2009 MacPro.Thanks a lot.
Danny.
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Well, the thing is, you have two power cords and probably 2 slots free.
So you have to balance between money and performance.
The best possible solution is a Dual Quadro 4000 config.
Thats 1500 bucks.
The benefit is, you also have a card for Adobes Mercury engine, games, Smoke, Cinema 4D, Scratch, Mocha Pro and all other apps depending on OpenGL and/or CUDA.
For a Resolve only station, you just need any Apple certified single slot card and add an old GTX 285 or a new Quadro 4000 or endofline Quadro 4800.
But your ATI Radeon HD 4870 is dual slot, right ?
So the Quadro 4000 is the ONLY option if you want to keep it.A slice of color…
DaVinci 7.1.2 OSX 10.6.7
MacPro 5.1 2x 2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB eSata 6TB
GTX 285 / GT 120
Extreme 3D+ WAVE
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