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OT: which MacPro to buy for $500Posted by xavpil
$500 budget to get a macpro.
CL and eBay have a lot to offer but it gets overwhelming: Too many combinations: 8core, Quad, Ram, processor speed.... What is the most important? number of cores, Ram, proc. speed, other?... I also don't want to get something that will keep me from updating to the latest IO. It just happened to my friend who bought a 2006 Macpro. He now seems to not be able to install Lion. So is there a year model below which I shouldn't even look into? thx in advance
One thing I have to say about machines and modern NLEs like Premiere... Premiere likes GPU for certain effects and you need a card with a minimum of 1GB of VRAM to get OpenCL.
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------------------------------------------------------- > . Premiere likes GPU for > certain effects and you need a card with a minimum > of 1GB of VRAM to get OpenCL. where do you find this info in the specs? Or how is it called? I usually see the Ram, the processor(s) speed, the HD capacity, but not the GPU....
If you are running Mountain Lion or Mavericks you can get a PC version of the GTX285 or higher to work with the Mac with no hacking needed anymore. I currently run a GTX580 with 3GB VRAM but you need an external PSU to run it well.
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The GTX285 is a 4 year old card. An iMac from last year would be decent, but I don't think you can get one for under $500. Also not a Mac Pro with a GTX285. What's important? RAM, amount of cores, speed of individual processor, frontside bus, GPU…
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I would try to get at least a 2008 Mac Pro, that's supported by Mavericks, according to Apple.
MicroCenter was offering some of those aorund the US for 700.00, I think they went quickly. But others will be offering refurbs or even originals. - Loren Today's FCP keytip: Set a motion effect keyframe instantly with Control-K! Your Final Cut Studio KeyGuide™ Power Pack. Now available at KeyGuide Central. www.neotrondesign.com
Or just get a PC GPU flashed to Mac from MacVidCards... [www.ebay.co.uk]
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