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

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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