will you be able to send workloads to the two GPUs even if only one monitor is hooked up?
I wonder what the double precision throughput will be on these D300,D500's
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$2999 for entry model: what do you think?
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will you be able to send workloads to the two GPUs even if only one monitor is hooked up?
I wonder what the double precision throughput will be on these D300,D500's
I tend to agree. If you're the sort of business that is already ordering 4k monitors and such then you're used to this kind of spendy stuff. Most home office/prosumer folks aren't in that league.
What I think disappoints many (at least those who frequent boards like this) is that there isn't anything between a "can't touch it" iMac and the MP. Some people just like to be able to mess with the equipment and Apple doesn't provide anything for them. Even for some high-end users this new machine doesn't provide enough customization potential.
But hey, I never thought Apple would ever again come out with a product you could change so much as a battery in. And this is the one and only place where the user has much control over their technology, so celebrate at least that. These days the hacker/maker ethic is stronger than ever, and too bad Apple doesn't get that (and you can recycle the bits of their computers, as explained in the keynote, which is important since you can't fix any of their stuff).
And to add further cheer there's nothing in Mavericks that prevents you from building a hackintosh .
Yeah, it's not cheap but.....
I will be getting the 6 core and sell my 2010 12 core as soon this baby is out.
It's an expensive investment but in the end I just can't live without AppleCare. Mine it's going to expire in February and my past history with Apple means having a computer without warranty is suicide.
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Yeah, I think you are right. If you indeed making your living using a MacPro the price is a consideration but you can recoup it with few days of work and also itemize this expenses on your tax return.
Still not cheap but if you look into this perspective I can live with it.
I will be getting the 6 core and sell my 2010 12 core as soon this baby is out.
It's an expensive investment but in the end I just can't live without AppleCare. Mine it's going to expire in February and my past history with Apple means having a computer without warranty is suicide.
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Yeah, I think you are right. If you indeed making your living using a MacPro the price is a consideration but you can recoup it with few days of work and also itemize this expenses on your tax return.
Still not cheap but if you look into this perspective I can live with it.
Right. Since most of the audio applications haven't even been updated to take full advantage of multiple CPU cores, pardon me if I'm not gonna hold my breath and wait on that one.
I maintain, a single GPU and optional SSD on the third plane seems like a sensible thing to do for nMPv2.
If $3000 turns into £3000 for the base unit I for one will not be in the market for a Macincan. My Hackintosh for £1200 will do me just fine for now and a considerable time in the future. Hope plenty of Pros will snap them up to use for the serious business of making money in the meantime.
$3000 without US sales tax has turned into £2400 with VAT, which is not too bad. It's all on the UK Apple site.
£600 less is good but still out of my league, I think many other buyers will snap them up however.
maybe.. haven't bought a Mac Pro for a while.. i always think of them as 3000 even if it's give or take.. imac is the 2000 computer.. mini is 1000
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17724546/
This will be a big seller as vast numbers of people shell out whatever is required to get the coolest computer on the market. Not the most powerful, or the best bang for the buck. That is not important for those with plenty of money or plenty of desire.
$3K is the most that the majority of potential buyers would pay, so that's what it is.
Those who point out that the MP is not anywhere near the best bang for the buck are I think missing the point. The point is making the most profit, not getting into a spec war with Dell, etc.
$3K is the most that the majority of potential buyers would pay, so that's what it is.
Those who point out that the MP is not anywhere near the best bang for the buck are I think missing the point. The point is making the most profit, not getting into a spec war with Dell, etc.
That is the most irrelevant, illogical, and idiotic way to evaluate the value proposition of the new Mac Pro that has ever been presented.
Bravo.
People are looking at it comparing to our view of processors from 3 years ago. Would you rather have a quad core 2 duo or dual-core haswell i7?
I'd wait for benchmarks. A quad core Xeon now might kill an 8 core 2010 MP for all we know.
I'd wait for benchmarks. A quad core Xeon now might kill an 8 core 2010 MP for all we know.
i think of you sent the nMP back through time, there would be a lot of money to be made - that is if they don't mistake it for an ashtray
Audio apps work best with single CPU unit and base Mac Pro is more than enough for any kind of DAW work. As a matter of fact iMac is sufficient enough but because you can't add another screen to it due to stupid lack of HDMI you have to settle for Ableton workflow through out all apps.
Now major con that I see with new Mac Pro is tiny SSD. If you gonna install some serious softsynths like Kontakt and Omnisphere, just libraries alone would kill you SSD. This thing should ship with 512GB at least.
As far as the graphics goes D300 and D500 are jokes. As a matter of fact lack of CUDA and Maximus options are quite a big problem. OpenCL is still not there yet and there is no alternative to Tesla right now.
So, in addition to making storage much more expensive, they RAISED the price $500?
I guess this is you admitting that you were wrong just a few posts back, takes a big man. Thanks. Gleeful Cheerleading works best when you stick to actual facts. Rounding prices up 20% to make your point work makes it look like your point ISN'T working.
On 4 (and fewer) core tasks, it does kill the 8 core 2010 MP:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/134323?baseline=123580
Not so on 8 core tasks.
What constitutes Pro is the most useless argument that ever rears it's head on Mac Rumors. It's an ever sliding semantics argument that just tires me out.
It's more powerful than my 2009 Mac Pro. Are you saying my current machine isn't pro enough?
