Release date update please

[Illya Laney]

https://blog.macsales.com/602-testing-those-new-graphics-cards

The GT120 will work with older MacPro’s, Apple just doesn’t want you to know that. Google it.

Motion Design, Color, Editing
SWGC Incorporated

[Illya Laney]

Check this out.

https://blog.macsales.com/602-testing-those-new-graphics-cards

Motion Design, Color, Editing
SWGC Incorporated

[Ola Haldor voll]

Hmmm, interesting… So then it all comes down to how much CPU power you really need then.. ? The 2008 and 2009 models are very different in CPUs. As I’ve understood this – the 2009 has a i7-ish XEON, while the 2008 has a Core 2 Quad-ish CPU. But if it’s possible to use either one, I’ll stick to the old one and save some more money for a Resolve panel instead. Muhahaa.

[Joseph Owens]

[Alejandro Flores] “resolve on a 8 core 3.0 ghz 2008 mac pro?”

You will have to bring it up to Snow Leopard at the very least.

jPo

This IS my blog!

[Illya Laney]

Exactly. The comments section in the article says it all. If more people don’t figure this out I think it will definitely hurt Resolve’s sales since there are still so many of us using 2008 Mac Pros.

https://blog.macsales.com/602-testing-those-new-graphics-cards

Motion Design, Color, Editing
SWGC Incorporated

[Dwaine Maggart]

I’m not an Apple user. I know little of Mac Pro systems. I don’t have one in my hands yet. But in doing some basic research on the Apple web site, it appears that there are multiple models of Mac Pro. Including Mac Pro Original, Mac Pro 8X and 2008 and 2009 models. The level of PCI-E support appears different on all these models. Only the 2009 model supports PCI-E 2.0 on ALL lanes. I imagine we are testing on a 2009 model. It seems to me that earlier models lacking PCI-E 2.0 support on all lanes could potentially have bus bandwidth issues with the Resolve app. I’m sure it will all come down to what types of cards you have installed where, and how much bandwidth they need. But I think I would want to exercise caution on expecting systems earlier than 2009 Mac Pros to work properly in all scenarios. No doubt someone with an older system will try it, and eventually we’ll have a better idea of just what will and won’t work properly as far as the base Mac Pro platform goes.

The following link is on the Apple site and explains the PCI-E stuff in good detail:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2838

Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Support

[Ola Haldor voll]

This is interesting information, Dwaine. I didn’t think about this at all. I’ll see how my setup is at work. I know for sure though that I’m running an eSATA RAID controller and the BMD Decklink HD Extreme in slots 3 and 4 while 1 is for the GPU and slot 2 is free, but I’ll have a look at the bandwith settings.

Also, does anyone know if the GeForce GT120 will need 16x ?

[Ola Haldor voll]

Allright, I’m at work and I just found out that the 2008 Mac Pro can’t open Expansion Slot Utility. I clearly didn’t read that the slots are permanent.

So in other words, slots 1 and 2 are 16x PCI-express 2.0 while the other two are 4x, PCI-express 1.0…

So far, so good. as I said in previous post, I’m running an eSATA RAID controller and BMD Decklink HD Extreme in the latter ones. Hurrah!

[Rick Turners]

doesn’t make sense to rush into getting a GTX 285 or 4800 right now when it looks like the GTX 480 is right around the corner…