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Westmere or Nehalem best for FCP?
I can either purchase the Nehalem 2.93GHz Quad Xeon, a 3.33GHz Six Core Westmere or a system configured with 2 Six Core Westmeres….they are really all about the same price. Maybe $500-$1000 in difference.
Are there any advantages with FCP and Compresor with any specific processor? My guess is the single 3.33 six core will be screaming fast. I know the Westmere processors have more cache (12mb vs. 8mb).
Anyway, anyone have any input I’d be grateful.
Also, anyone using a RAID card in their MAC besides the one Apple offers? I’m looking for something better than Apple is putting in and probably doubling the price on. =)
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not for fcp but definitely compressor. more cores the better. get at least 2gb of ram per core for best performance.
for RAID I use the caldigit with their array tower.
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That was a great resource – thanks for the link. I purchased the 3.33GHz single six-core processor system as that seemed to be the most bang for the buck. Like it so far!
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kyler boudreau
http://www.theatereleven.com
ph.310.425.2231
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