Mac Pro Upgrade Advice
I currently have a PowerPC Dual 2.5 G5 and I am looking to upgrade to a Mac Pro, however I am bit confused over the differences between the Quad Core and the 8 Core for my particular needs.
I get the memory differences, but not the Core differences ?
When I configure them I am pretty close in price, however, if I can save a little here and there and get a better bang for my buck, that is what I want to do.
My uses are both in Photography and Video. I am using Final Cut and the complete Adobe Creative Suite packages and will be editing AVCHD video, which is why I need to move to an Intel based system, right now I am doing it on my MacBoook Pro and a dual core iMac, so want to bring my primary system up to date.
I am looking at a 2.93 Quad Core or a 2.26 8 Core system and want to know which direction would better service my needs. Is the 8 Core complete overkill or will it be a long term winner over the Quad Core ? Both will be configured with the better Graphics ATI 4870.
Thanks in Advance.
I get the memory differences, but not the Core differences ?
When I configure them I am pretty close in price, however, if I can save a little here and there and get a better bang for my buck, that is what I want to do.
My uses are both in Photography and Video. I am using Final Cut and the complete Adobe Creative Suite packages and will be editing AVCHD video, which is why I need to move to an Intel based system, right now I am doing it on my MacBoook Pro and a dual core iMac, so want to bring my primary system up to date.
I am looking at a 2.93 Quad Core or a 2.26 8 Core system and want to know which direction would better service my needs. Is the 8 Core complete overkill or will it be a long term winner over the Quad Core ? Both will be configured with the better Graphics ATI 4870.
Thanks in Advance.
Comments
think about it, its total future proofing, considering you wont need to upgrade your specs for a LOOOOOOOOONG time
I think the 8-core (16 virtual cores) will be more for quite specialised rendering.
For FCP and CS4, at least over the next 2 years, 8 virtual processors is enough.
I think 16 virtual cores at a lower clockspeed will not benefit as much for current-generation FCP and CS4, and only start to be really worthwhile with Final Cut Studio 3 and CS5.