About to upgrade to a Quad Xeon at work...

MeskaMeska
edited March 2007 in conversations
..and was wondering if there was anything i need to be aware of, application/software wise etc..

Comments

  • BiffBiff
    edited 3:37AM
    We're referring to a macpro, or something else?
  • GffMaCGffMaC
    edited 3:37AM
    After a while one will stop working
    then you need to send it to me..

    Damn I would love to get my hands on one of those!

    Lucky B!

    Gff
  • MeskaMeska
    edited 3:37AM
    A mac pro yes.
  • chrischris
    edited 3:37AM
    so, that is two dual-cores? or are you going to throw a proper quad-core chip in there? :D
  • BiffBiff
    edited 3:37AM
    Other than the whole intel-native or universal thing, nothing specific. It won't be at peak speed until the OS is truly 64 bit.
  • MeskaMeska
    edited 3:37AM
    Okay cool, thanks Biff
  • livepulselivepulse
    edited 3:37AM
    you cannot let your machine work at full speed... you just can't... i try it averyday and no matter what i try, you can't...
  • BiffBiff
    edited 3:37AM
    Sure you can, you just have to be doing the right tasks.
  • jammjamm
    edited 3:37AM
    Apparently they are about to stick the new chips in...according to this Article
  • websnapwebsnap
    edited 3:37AM
    I have a quad MacPro 3Ghz. I's the cats ass. I can render video, and still work on other tasks without realizing it's doing something else. One suggestion is to see if you can get ram cheaper some where else. The ram for this bad boy is costly to an evil degree. Shop around for that. I ended up finding a good deal locally, thankfully, considering how much I put in...
  • squapplesquapple
    edited 3:37AM
    We are soon to uprade four machines in work. And if that article is correct I will wait....!
  • jammjamm
    edited 3:37AM
    I can't see how much quicker it can get to be honest...i've got a 3ghz mac pro and when rendering final cut video it doesn't come close to using all the power...quite annoying really, but still uber fast... Unless the programs are improved to handle all the cores then it won't speed up...

    As for ram, damn is all i can say bout that...although the price has dropped recently... www.macsales.com is the cheapest place i've seen.
  • BiffBiff
    edited 3:37AM
    How are you going to know if the article is correct unless you do wait? And if you do wait, there's ALWAYS something faster, thus it's a self-fulfilling prophesy.
  • squapplesquapple
    edited 3:37AM
    Thats what I meant !! any idea how long it will be before new towers Biff?
  • BiffBiff
    edited 3:37AM
    No idea.
  • squapplesquapple
    edited 3:37AM
    worth the wait I think. My director is getting twitchy because four operators are still using G4 duals and weve had an office re-fit so he wants nice desktop towers !! Sounds like the perfect excuse to me.
  • BiffBiff
    edited 3:37AM
    He is aware that the computers spend more time waiting for the operator than the other way around, right?
  • squapplesquapple
    edited 3:37AM
    Yup, but he doesnt have a clue about Macs! He wants them to look like mine!!! (its a kind of working showroom)
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