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Anyone unhappy with their nMP?
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I love the new machine! It really shines during video exporting of all sorts and made my after effects workflow faster, that's all I wanted it for.(except h264 encoding from QuickTime x, that got slowed down due to missing quicksync 
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But I really have to say, coming from a late 2012 iMac, there is almost no speed difference in any day to day workload except when I hit the render button. And gaming under windows got a lot faster for sure. But yeah, would suggest most people to just get an iMac, cause it really offers impressive speeds already!
)But I really have to say, coming from a late 2012 iMac, there is almost no speed difference in any day to day workload except when I hit the render button. And gaming under windows got a lot faster for sure. But yeah, would suggest most people to just get an iMac, cause it really offers impressive speeds already!
Is your nMP truly silent in your opinion?
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After many people reporting that their nMP bothers them with what they call a "coil whine" for lack of a better name, may I ask if you hear any annoying sound when idle or when hard working with it?
I mean of course not that you actually put your ear on it but from normal working distance to it.
I have ordered a machine with the same processor and SSD, just 4 GB less RAM and D500, but must yet wait quite a long time to get it.
The whine reports make me nervous fearing that my nMP might have it.
Thanks in advance for your info!
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So what is the present situation of your computet today regarding the "whine" affaire?
Are you waiting for a replacement or asked for one?
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After many people reporting that their nMP bothers them with what they call a "coil whine" for lack of a better name, may I ask if you hear any annoying sound when idle or when hard working with it?
I mean of course not that you actually put your ear on it but from normal working distance to it.
I have ordered a machine with the same processor and SSD, just 4 GB less RAM and D500, but must yet wait quite a long time to get it.
The whine reports make me nervous fearing that my nMP might have it.
Thanks in advance for your info!
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So what is the present situation of your computet today regarding the "whine" affaire?
Are you waiting for a replacement or asked for one?
Stock 6-core has been stellar; major step up from 2008 4-core. I just wish my Caldigit RAID box was as quiet as the computer.
Thanks!
Thanks! To find this valuable suggestion (which of cause I share!) tells me I am not the only "old" guy in this forum....
The only question left is if you suggest to put the u-matic drive inside the nMP or the other way round...
Thanks! To find this valuable suggestion (which of cause I share!) tells me I am not the only "old" guy in this forum....
The only question left is if you suggest to put the u-matic drive inside the nMP or the other way round...
To anyone impressed with the performance boost going from a 2008 to a 2013, you are clearly unfamiliar with the 2010 machines. Those ate the 2008s for breakfast. The jump from 2010 to the new machines, far less impressive from the evidence I've come across so far.
The W3680 powered hex core does a hell of a lot of math and not really any good comparisons out there. Someone should rate that against the 6 core Mac Pro X.
I know, open CL performance, ye ha. We'll not ever program in use is FCP X or Mari. Most programs are not.
The W3680 powered hex core does a hell of a lot of math and not really any good comparisons out there. Someone should rate that against the 6 core Mac Pro X.
I know, open CL performance, ye ha. We'll not ever program in use is FCP X or Mari. Most programs are not.
My last Mac Pro was a dual G5 2GHz. I sold it to wait out the Intel/Adobe transition and ended up using Windows desktops for heavy lifting while keeping with Mac laptops.
So, from a speed perspective, it has not been that impressive to me since my homebuilt 4930k is faster and was cheaper to build. I don't hate Windows, so, I did not feel put out in that respect either.
The build quality is first rate, and I did not have much invested in legacy stuff, so... no cards or elaborate RAIDs to move over. I did just pick up a Pegasus2 R4. I'll jump on this Thunderbolt2 thing for a minute and see what happens. Thunderbolt1 did not seem to go anywhere though.
I do like the computer. It has handled overnight renders with ease, never getting above 77C or so. But the CPU can't be overclocked, so, 3.5GHz is what it is.
If I had quibbles, and I do...
Overall, I like the computer, and would buy it again.
So, from a speed perspective, it has not been that impressive to me since my homebuilt 4930k is faster and was cheaper to build. I don't hate Windows, so, I did not feel put out in that respect either.
The build quality is first rate, and I did not have much invested in legacy stuff, so... no cards or elaborate RAIDs to move over. I did just pick up a Pegasus2 R4. I'll jump on this Thunderbolt2 thing for a minute and see what happens. Thunderbolt1 did not seem to go anywhere though.
I do like the computer. It has handled overnight renders with ease, never getting above 77C or so. But the CPU can't be overclocked, so, 3.5GHz is what it is.
If I had quibbles, and I do...
- 512MB should be the base SSD.
- It should just come with a 3 year warranty.
- 64GB of ram is a little low. I'm sure it will run 128GB at some point, but...
Overall, I like the computer, and would buy it again.
I second all of those. This machine should have 8 RAM slots and some kind of secondary internal, user accessible, storage option, even one that is ridiculously expensive.
my biggest negative so far is that I only got the 6 core.. should've went with the 8
Is my apple care up yet!?
Is my apple care up yet!?
I'm went from a MP 3,1 8-core to nMP 8 core and there are only a couple of issues (yes the speed is insane! No issues in that department )...
So far I'm not a huge fan of having just 4 USB ports and all on the back. I run with a 30" ACD and wired keyboard. Apparently, there isn't enough power in the two keyboard USB ports for even a thumb drive and the two USB ports on the ACD are occupied by the keyboard and dock for my iPhone. With the lack of any "front" ports on the nMP, I have to unplug one of the four occupied devices on the back of the nMP. It's not a huge deal but it is a pain.
The other issue I'm having is strictly with the nMP itself but rather the fact that I needed to invest in external storage arrays. I can no longer schedule my UPS to shut down my machine at night because I seem to lose connectivity to the Drobo. With the Drobo housing my iTunes, iPhoto and Movie libraries this causes issues. It also interferes with my TM backups (on a separate drive in an external USB3 enclosure) which are set in part to back up some of the directories on the Drobo.
)...So far I'm not a huge fan of having just 4 USB ports and all on the back. I run with a 30" ACD and wired keyboard. Apparently, there isn't enough power in the two keyboard USB ports for even a thumb drive and the two USB ports on the ACD are occupied by the keyboard and dock for my iPhone. With the lack of any "front" ports on the nMP, I have to unplug one of the four occupied devices on the back of the nMP. It's not a huge deal but it is a pain.
The other issue I'm having is strictly with the nMP itself but rather the fact that I needed to invest in external storage arrays. I can no longer schedule my UPS to shut down my machine at night because I seem to lose connectivity to the Drobo. With the Drobo housing my iTunes, iPhoto and Movie libraries this causes issues. It also interferes with my TM backups (on a separate drive in an external USB3 enclosure) which are set in part to back up some of the directories on the Drobo.
Uhh, that's kinda exactly what we were saying. The 2008 is not as fast as the 2010. That's kinda why, we're more impressed. Comprehension is essential man.
my biggest negative so far is that I only got the 6 core.. should've went with the 8
Is my apple care up yet!?
I sort of feel this way too. First computer I've ever bought AppleCare for.
I have my eye on that 10-core cpu at some point, maybe 2 years and 10 months from now...
After getting the 6 core, putting ram in, getting a Pegasus2, and a 2nd good screen... the cost of the 8 core would just melt on in...
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Well, at least you didn't have to wait long.
Sweet, so I can move to complaining about the price then?