macronin
About
- Username
- macronin
- Joined
- Visits
- 9
- Last Active
- Roles
- member
- Points
- 32
- Badges
- 0
- Posts
- 1,174
Reactions
Comments
-
Quote: Originally Posted by mess Because of what I said earlier. I believe in the free exchange of FACTS. People don't get closer to perfection if they isolate themselves from other points of view. Why are you so angry and insolent…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by davida The amount of RAM isn't a big price difference, but it does suggest which GPU is being used. There is a pattern that one can notice about AMD desktop and FirePro GPUs. GPUs don't support a wide range…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by davida Thermal pads are obsolete, they wouldn't conduct enough heat away from the chips. Thermal paste can and should be a very thin layer. If you want to get an idea of how it's used, see these instruction…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by davida 1. There must be 2 GPUs. Probability: High. Seeing as how Apple states up front that the new Mac Pros use dual workstation-class GPUs as standard, the probability is beyond high… …
-
Quote: Originally Posted by Vorsos You would not necessarily need a first party monitor. Drop $30 for a Thunderbolt to DVI adapter and grab any decent screen from Newegg. Only those who require 100% color accuracy need to spend more. …
-
Quote: Originally Posted by ascii I hope you're right about those prices but I will be surprised if they come in at $2k. The top iMac is $2k and I would expect *some* gap. There IS a gap… The iMac has a built-in monitor, th…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by ascii Apple seem to like having only 2 default configs for each Mac these days (counting different notebook screen sizes as different Macs). Also I don't think there will be a quad core Mac Pro as quad…
-
I think Apple will offer four choices for each 'slot' in the performance areas of this new workstation… CPUs will (obviously) be Xeon E5 v2 units, with the number of cores differentiating them: 4-core 6-core 8-core 12-core …
-
Quote: Originally Posted by nht …I expect the top end Mac Pro to be pushing 10K anyway given that the top Mac Pro with dual 3.06Ghz 6 core + 64GB ECC RAM is $8K. GOOD BETTER BEST ULTIMATE So 'top end' would be ULTIMAT…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 …low end entry that hits the $2000 mark… Xeon E5 v2 4-core CPU 16GB ECC DDR3 RAM 256GB PCIe Flash SSD (2) ATI W5000 FirePro GPUs w/2GB GDDR5 RAM ;^p
-
Quote: Originally Posted by mess You know this may be the most condescending forum I've ever seen. Welcome to AppleInsider, don't you DARE besmirch the good name of our favorite fruit-related computer/lifestyle device(s) vending …
-
Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Nice listing of machines. However you run up the price to fast. Try $750 increments for the first three and the $2000 for the last increment. I have to agree with you also Apple is trying to …
-
Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Leo Laporte has been guessing that it will cost around $3,000—$4,000. I am going to go ahead and assume you are taking this from that 'netcast' video he had up the week of the new Mac Pro…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by hmm …if they can tap into things like studios placing large orders, it may help with the long term health of the line. It's interesting that they marketed directly to vfx and animation markets. They haven't…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Someone uploaded the Pixar/Foundry session here: It might get pulled by Apple but it's not really a developer session so maybe not. There's nothing in it besides a demo of the Mac Pro…
-
Okay, I was just indulging in some Hardware Porn, but I SWEAR I was not touching myself inappropriately… And I noticed something I sort of overlooked before… Look at the pics of the CPU & GPU cards… Each one has metal brackets &…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by MacRonin 12-core Xeon E5 v2 CPU / 128GB 1866MHz DDR3 ECC RAM / 2x 1TB PCIe Flash SSD / 2x High-end FirePro OpenGL/OpenCL (GP)GPUs w/6GB GDDR5 ECC VRAM…!!! SO BITCHING…!!! Dreaming of a MODO / MARI…
-
Oh, and I think you might need to change your sig when these things ship, LBB…! ;^p
-
Quote: Originally Posted by Lemon Bon Bon. 1.25 TB of SSD? Dude, put down the crack pipe…! The Apple website says the PCIe flash storage has 1250MB/s THROUGHPUT, not that it is a 1.25TB capacity stick… Where are y…
-
Quote: Originally Posted by ascii You can really see how small it is in that video, which is why those who still think there might be a 2 CPU variant (despite the one on Apple's website showing 1 CPU only) must be wrong. The…