[FCP-L] Re: Mac Pro 8 Core - Speed Question

We ended up going with the 8 cores because we are doing a fair amount of Red work. It makes a big difference if you are making your own dailies.

Also, we ended up putting 12GB of RAM because I read (on barefeats.com i think) that the Octos run faster with three of the four slots in each bank filled instead of all four being filled. Incidentally, that may affect your decision as well. The Quad core has 4 RAM slots, while the Octo has 8.

--- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@...> wrote:
>
> While we're on the topic, since I'm planning on buying one this week,
> should I bother with the 8 cores or just go with the slightly slower
> processor 4 core and save a bunch of cash. I'm planning on getting the
> best video card for Color, AJA Kona 3 and all the RAM it can handle
> (3rd party of course).
>
> On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:37 PM, oliverpetersvidy wrote:
>
> > David,
> >
> > > David W. Carroll wrote:
> > > Timeline seems faster, but everythig else seems the same as our
> > Core 2 Duo machines.
> >
> > Sorry, but welcome to reality. Some media is better because it is
> > better optimized for the Intels. I tend to agree that the differnce
> > isn't as great at the processing speed difference might lead you to
> > believe. I say that from the perspective of having both types of
> > machines. I think if you actually benchmarked these, renders and
> > encodes are faster, but not by as much as we would all like.
> >
> > How much RAM do you have? Which gfx card? What codecs/media? What
> > type of hard drives?
> >
> > - Oliver
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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