MP 2008 getting old, anything worth the upgrade?

[roblin]

My MP(see signature) has been working great for 3years, been on 24/7 for most of the time with 8cpus avg around ~20%. I use it for work so I have loved the power it gave me which at that time had amazing value . But time passes and I still use my comp for work and some extra horsepower from 2011 would be nice. But the current lineup seems like nothing special compared to what I have, like the time to migrate would cost me more hours than the gain by perfomance. I am finding me looking at Sandy Bridge PCs(work is in windows) which might not have the # of cores at least have the # of hertz.

What's your upgrade plan?

 

[calderone]

I just posted a similar thread.

I have thought about it and I think I am going to sell off my Mac Pro and go for a refurb 6-core. The 2.8 and 3.2 Quads are basically on par with my 2008, so the hex seems like the best upgrade path.

Will probably throw in 16GB and a couple of SSDs.

 

[robrose20]

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If you are going to get the 6 core for an extra $1200 why not go with the 8 core 2.4 ghz westmere?

 

[nerdo]

Get the cheapest 5,1 mc and buy the memory CPU board for the dual... I got the 8 core and with 2.4 ghz I think I would have been better of with the hex for general use. Not much on a mac actually uses the 8 core as well as CS5, so raw power on 6 cores is better. Will get two 3.33 hex's when they drop in price.

The nice thing about the dual is you can add 32gb instead of 16GB

 

[Transporteur]

The nice thing about the dual is you can add 32gb instead of 16GB

The SP version supports 32GB as well.

 

[nerdo]

I guess that makes my mac dealer either ignorant or a bastard who sold me the 8 core because it was in stock

The SP version supports 32GB as well.

 

[Danekero]

I guess that makes my mac dealer either ignorant or a bastard who sold me the 8 core because it was in stock

The dual actually supports 64GB, so the reason is still there.

 

[kellen]

Sounds like you have done most everything to upgrade it. If it doesn't do what you want now or you want it to be done faster, time for a new machine.