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2008 iMac 2600 vs. 8800....?!?!?!
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Originally Posted by VanNess
Another thing I noticed is that entering (or exiting) the Dashboard is, more often than not, pretty choppy on the 3ghz machine. Seems most noticeable when invoking the Dashboard using the dock icon. Oddly (once again) if the keyboard or the Dashboard application icon in the applications folder is used to invoke the Dashboard, there are fewer instances of choppy entries and exits. Now matter what method is used, clicking the "x" to bring up the Dashboard bar seems ok, but when you close it, the lowering of the desktop effect is choppy pretty much 100% of the time.
Can someone check, if the 8800GS ist still choppy while using the dashboard & dock in 10.5.3??
Can anyone "feel" a difference (speed increase) in comparison to the "old" 10.5.2??
I tried it by my own with 10.5.2 in an apple store: the 8800 was much more choppy with the dashboard and also really slower while importing a video to iMovie.
Barefeats figured out an improvement but what are your experiences?
I want to order my new 24" 2.8 GHz imac in the next days .. but i am not sure if the 8800GS is still "worse" for "normal" apps compared to the 2600.
thnx in advance
Originally Posted by VanNess
Another thing I noticed is that entering (or exiting) the Dashboard is, more often than not, pretty choppy on the 3ghz machine. Seems most noticeable when invoking the Dashboard using the dock icon. Oddly (once again) if the keyboard or the Dashboard application icon in the applications folder is used to invoke the Dashboard, there are fewer instances of choppy entries and exits. Now matter what method is used, clicking the "x" to bring up the Dashboard bar seems ok, but when you close it, the lowering of the desktop effect is choppy pretty much 100% of the time.
Can someone check, if the 8800GS ist still choppy while using the dashboard & dock in 10.5.3??
Can anyone "feel" a difference (speed increase) in comparison to the "old" 10.5.2??
I tried it by my own with 10.5.2 in an apple store: the 8800 was much more choppy with the dashboard and also really slower while importing a video to iMovie.
Barefeats figured out an improvement but what are your experiences?
I want to order my new 24" 2.8 GHz imac in the next days .. but i am not sure if the 8800GS is still "worse" for "normal" apps compared to the 2600.
thnx in advance
I have a 3.06, and the dashboard animation certainly isn't fluid, but it really doesn't bother me that much.
I wouldn't worry too much about comparing 8800gs performance to the 2600 at this point. I think they're "roughly comparable" for Core Image with the 2600 still taking the edge. The real question you should ask yourself is whether you need the additional power of the 8800. It almost certainly has more headroom to improve over the 2600, but if you're not playing games, you may simply not need the 8800.
What I don't know is how realistic it is to try and factor in future tech like OpenCL/Snow Leopard into the equation.
I wouldn't worry too much about comparing 8800gs performance to the 2600 at this point. I think they're "roughly comparable" for Core Image with the 2600 still taking the edge. The real question you should ask yourself is whether you need the additional power of the 8800. It almost certainly has more headroom to improve over the 2600, but if you're not playing games, you may simply not need the 8800.
What I don't know is how realistic it is to try and factor in future tech like OpenCL/Snow Leopard into the equation.
okay.
Well I'm planning on buying a 24" 2.8Ghz iMac with the upgraded 8800GS graphics card..
I don't really care about iMovie speeds that much.
But I will definitely be using Final Cut Pro or maybe Final Cut Express for video editing.
Now, will the 8800GS work great for final cut applications?
Or will it apparently "suck" compared to the ATI 2600 Pro?
All help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Well I'm planning on buying a 24" 2.8Ghz iMac with the upgraded 8800GS graphics card..
I don't really care about iMovie speeds that much.
But I will definitely be using Final Cut Pro or maybe Final Cut Express for video editing.
Now, will the 8800GS work great for final cut applications?
Or will it apparently "suck" compared to the ATI 2600 Pro?
All help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
After last update they run pretty similar with those apps so the 8800 is a way better investment especially that it blows the 2600 out of the water on all other tasks.
The mobility 2600 xt does still beat the 8800m GTS in Core Image tasks. We don't know if the 8800 will surpass it, but if the $150 isn't an issue you may as well get it.
Really, though, either will do. Also, unlike what D4F has said, this isn't an investment.
I'm having deja vu
Yeah, deja vu all over again.
I think D4F just gets a little overenthusiastic at times. He's been so good lately and I really, mercifully thought this "debate" was all behind us.
I didn't even mention it when this story came out about three weeks ago, biting my fingers to keep from typing.
So there both good?
Which one will run Final Cut Pro or Express the best?
Because really, it doesn't really matter money wise if I get the ATI 2600 or the 8800GS..
I just want to make the best possible choice and not have to regret it later.
For film editing.... what differences will it make if I have the 8800 rather then the 2600?
Thanks heaps guys.
Which one will run Final Cut Pro or Express the best?
Because really, it doesn't really matter money wise if I get the ATI 2600 or the 8800GS..
I just want to make the best possible choice and not have to regret it later.
For film editing.... what differences will it make if I have the 8800 rather then the 2600?
Thanks heaps guys.
Right now the 2600 has a slight edge, unless you are into 3d games or apps that use OpenGL. Long term if Snow Leopard pans out the 8800 may become the card to have.
OpenGL features in video editing programs (well sfx) such as After Effects as well as 3D composition programs such as Maya.
As a side note though... Surely when the next update occurs Apple will stop bothering with driver updates for the older nVids and focus on the latest hardware?
That said, being a video editor im going to go for the 8800 when my webdesign cheque clears
So, from what I can surmise in this thread...the 8800 is a more expensive card with more VRAM and yet it STILL (even after OSX updates) barely performs better than the 2600?
I want Spore to look better,, and a better grafix card (1600 at the moment) is the only way to do that.
Can anyone say, today, that the 8800 is worth it now and in the long run vs the 2600?
I want Spore to look better,
, and a better grafix card (1600 at the moment) is the only way to do that.Can anyone say, today, that the 8800 is worth it now and in the long run vs the 2600?
So, from what I can surmise in this thread...the 8800 is a more expensive card with more VRAM and yet it STILL (even after OSX updates) barely performs better than the 2600?
I want Spore to look better,
Can anyone say, today, that the 8800 is worth it now and in the long run vs the 2600?
The 8800 is worth it in the long run.