mac pro which one

[Russell Lasson]

[gnomebard] “If i get the macpro, is it worth it to get
1. the dual quadxeon ($700 more than the dual duoxeon)”

Here are some benchmarks with Compressor 3 on the OCTA-CORE Mac Pro:

https://barefeats.com/octopro5.html

If you need kick butt rendering/exporting times, then it’s worth the $700 upgrade.

[gnomebard] “2. the nvidia quadro fx 4600 12 mb graphics card or go for 4 of the geforce 7200 ($1200 more)”

Definately get the ATI X1900 XT.

-Russ

[Jim Finn]

Thanks Walter,
I don’t really speak the developer’s language. Should i just check these pages after next week to see about what this conference comes up with. Thanks for your help,
jim finn

macbook pro intel dual
Sony HDV-V1U 24p

[Jim Finn]

Thanks Jerry,
Those places look great. The one has some listed as “MacPro certified” and for a bit less “Apple qualified”. no idea what that means really.
yours, jim

macbook pro intel dual
Sony HDV-V1U 24p

[Walter Biscardi]

[gnomebard] “I don’t really speak the developer’s language. Should i just check these pages after next week to see about what this conference comes up with. Thanks for your help,”

Yep, I’m sure someone will have a rundown of what was announced at the keynote speech.

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[Michael Sacci]

I have bought my RAM from Macsales for years (their FW drives also) they are a great company and very responsive if there is a problem.

From what I understand –
MacPro certified – same RAM as what Apple puts in
Apple qualified – meets the specs set out by Apple.

I went ahead and got the certified this time for my system just to be safe but I have bought the qualifed before and had no issues.

Don’t even think about getting any other card than the X1900, the multiple card configurations are for a few specific applications and for the video world you are giving up speed (if fact Color will not work with multiple video cards) so unless you really need 8 monitors going there is no reason for 4 cards, but boy would that not be cool!

[Rj Miles]

OWC explained the difference this way…

… the less expensive “qualified” ram will perform the same as the “certified” ram.

The certified ram has the right to have an Apple Certified logo associated with the product. Perhaps Apple then gets a license fee for every stick of gum, I mean ram.

I don’t see any advantage as far as working thru a future problem with Apple tech support, because Apple is not going to replace the OWC certified ram. The owner will still have to seek replacement ram from OWC.

I spoke candidly about using 3rd party ram when I ordered the 8-core from the Apple Business folks, and they were supportive of our decision. They wished they could sell the Apple ram at a more competitive price, but agreed 3rd party ram is OK to use if bought from the handful of vendors we have mentioned.