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

FWIW, not that I'm any kind of authority, but a couple of months ago I
purchased a refurbed 8-core with the 3.2GHz processors, 2GB ram
upgraded to 3rd party 16GB and it screams when it comes to Compressor,
particularly using a Qmaster Cluster. (I will jump to 32GB after I
get my MXO2.) I don't know benchmarks, but I've been very pleased.

Curt

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Curt Bailey
curt@momentaproductions.com

On Nov 2, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Steve Hullfish 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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>
>

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