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Optimizing my workstation
Just got FCP X and the new Motion which I both use regularly.
I also decided to invest into upgrading my workstation.This is what I have now:
MacPro 2008 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, single monitorI am now adding 8GB of more RAM, I ordered a Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-inch as a second monitor and now I am wondering if I need a better graphics card.
The card has to work for CS5 as well.
I was thinking about NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac. Is it good? Or even necessary? That’s the most I can spend.
Thank you
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That’s a good one, thanks.
I just found some horrible reviews on Amazon. (Check out the low price!) -
Jan mentioned that “the card has to work for CS5 as well” – I assume for GPU acceleration – which leaves pretty much one choice – Quadro 4000 Mac – regardless of benchmarks. It’s not a bad card. A Mac version of GeForce GTX570 or 580 would have been better (for CS5 or any other purposes) – as they are faster than Q4K in nearly every respect except OpenGL performance (which isn’t an issue for CUDA or OpenCL) – but alas, no such thing. So Quadro 4000 is basically the only reasonable choice for a Mac-compatible card that has GPU acceleration in CS5.x. (It’s only compatible with 10.6.x and up though – not 10.5.)
Alex (DV411)
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