Brief back story & Info:
Usage - Pro Audio recording / programming system, Logic pro/Pro Tools.
I bought a second user 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 in January 2010 which was a Quad core.
I bought and fitted a second quad CPU so it became an 8 Core 2.8ghz one month later.
There's 8gb of Ram installed, though running at 32 bit Logic can only access
4gb of that, maximum.
I moved a Quad core system on at the time, so it cost me only £300 in real
terms.
Original graphics card went south so it has a basic - but fine for my needs
GT120 card right now.
Also has a sonnet FW800 card and a UAD 2 card fitted.
It's beginning to show it's age and is sometimes a little "strained" at what I am
asking it to do, otherwise it's a FAB machine and has no issues.
I am not a fan of the new "bog brush holder" Mac Pro, though I understand that it's
a radical design and super powerful, I wouldn't buy the first incarnation anyway.
Is it worth spending approx £2500 on a decent spec 2012 Mac Pro, at least 8 cores
possibly 12 to come up to speed ?
OR- I could stick a new system drive in mine ( SSD perhaps ) and get more memory, though
DDR800 is for some reason VERY expensive !!
See, I like the options to swop drives out, upgrade memory and even processors
and that"s just a NO NO on the new Mac Pro - I don't need a studio full of drives
and cables hanging out the back of the computer !
I'm thinking that the increase in processor power wont be HUGE but the system
buss will be much faster and memory also ( 800 Vs 1,333 )
Pulling my hair out somewhat about buying into tech that's essentially from 2010
anyway.
Good advice / similar experiences are MOST welcome :-)
Caveat - the cost is not an issue though "bang for buck" is always in my mind.
Mac abuser since Quadra 700 in 1993.
Regards,
Martin.
Usage - Pro Audio recording / programming system, Logic pro/Pro Tools.
I bought a second user 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 in January 2010 which was a Quad core.
I bought and fitted a second quad CPU so it became an 8 Core 2.8ghz one month later.
There's 8gb of Ram installed, though running at 32 bit Logic can only access
4gb of that, maximum.
I moved a Quad core system on at the time, so it cost me only £300 in real
terms.
Original graphics card went south so it has a basic - but fine for my needs
GT120 card right now.
Also has a sonnet FW800 card and a UAD 2 card fitted.
It's beginning to show it's age and is sometimes a little "strained" at what I am
asking it to do, otherwise it's a FAB machine and has no issues.
I am not a fan of the new "bog brush holder" Mac Pro, though I understand that it's
a radical design and super powerful, I wouldn't buy the first incarnation anyway.
Is it worth spending approx £2500 on a decent spec 2012 Mac Pro, at least 8 cores
possibly 12 to come up to speed ?
OR- I could stick a new system drive in mine ( SSD perhaps ) and get more memory, though
DDR800 is for some reason VERY expensive !!
See, I like the options to swop drives out, upgrade memory and even processors
and that"s just a NO NO on the new Mac Pro - I don't need a studio full of drives
and cables hanging out the back of the computer !
I'm thinking that the increase in processor power wont be HUGE but the system
buss will be much faster and memory also ( 800 Vs 1,333 )
Pulling my hair out somewhat about buying into tech that's essentially from 2010
anyway.
Good advice / similar experiences are MOST welcome :-)
Caveat - the cost is not an issue though "bang for buck" is always in my mind.
Mac abuser since Quadra 700 in 1993.
Regards,
Martin.