new 8 core orders - delivery dates

[Tallest Skil]

when did you order??

Before it came out, apparently, as Apple said they won't even be available until the 9th.

 

[WonderSausage]

when did you order??

I'm surprised as anyone that it's arriving Monday.

March 3, 9:09 AM PT is the time stamp on my order acknowledgement email from Apple.

FedEx Overnight (why not, it was only $18 more than 2nd day).

MAC PRO	Z0G1	$5,611.00	1	$5,611.00
With the following configuration: 
•	Processor 065-8315 Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xe
•	Memory 065-8333 6GB (6X1GB)
•	Graphics Card 065-8316 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
•	RAID 065-7901 None
•	Hard Drive Bay1 065-8537 640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/
•	Hard Drive Bay2 065-7908 None
•	Hard Drive Bay3 065-7913 None
•	Hard Drive Bay4 065-7918 None
•	Optical Drive 065-7923 One 18x SuperDrive
•	Wireless Option 065-7925 None
•	Mini Display Port Adapter 065-8677 NONE
•	Mini Display Port Adapter2 065-8679 NONE
•	Fibre Chl Card 065-7929 None
•	MAC OS X SERVER 065-7932 None
•	Apple Software App- iWork 065-7672 None
•	Apple Software Final Cut Exp 065-7674 None
•	Apple Software App-Aperture 065-7673 None
•	Apple Software App-Logic Exp 065-7675 None
•	SW APP-FILEMAKER 065-8307 NONE
•	SW-MSO 065-8198 NONE
•	Mouse from AOS 065-7938 Apple Mighty Mouse
•	KEYBD + USER'S GUIDE FOR AOS 065-7943 APPLE KEYBD/USERS GUIDE
•	Country Kit 065-7963 Country Kit Mac Pro

You want irony? I ordered my "in stock" RAM from OWC on Wednesday the 4th and it hasn't shipped yet

 

[raw911]

I think the ram upgrade slowed you down. I upgraded everything cept the ram even extra optical drive [dont ask me why] and got 4-6 day pre for ship

I just got my delivery notice ... arrival 3/9 .... now got to sell my 2x3.0ghz quad ....

 

[WonderSausage]

I just got my delivery notice ... arrival 3/9 .... now got to sell my 2x3.0ghz quad ....

Congrats... I sold my 2.8 quad on Friday and get my new one on Monday, it's all coming together like the last 5 minutes of a Mission Impossible episode

Excellent resale value on the old box.

 

[wileypen]

Hmm... Mine didn't change the date at all. Are you in the U.S.?

I am - must be the RAM. Luckily I'm traveling, so it's not too painful.

 

[Boneoh]

Shipped

I just received the ship notice last night, 3/7. Mine will be here tomorrow, 3/9. The original ETA was 3/12 to 3/16.

Looks like things are moving faster than expected.

FYI in my case, the orginal 16 gb of ram was what slowed it dow to 3/22, not the 4870. Going back to the original 6 gb of ram moved it up to 3/12.

Can't wait!

 

[mvasilakis]

2.26 octo here Custom built with ATI Radeon HD 4870.
The original estimate was a couple weeks but I got an email saying the shipment was moved up and will be getting it on the 11th
Thanks

 

[vogelhausdesign]

Ordered 8Core 2.93 System, base ram , 2x ATI 4780 , wifi card
Priority shipped
ETA: 12th-16th... still

 

[Tallest Skil]

...2x ATI 4780...

How? You can't use them both.

 

[vogelhausdesign]

How? You can't use them both.

How do you figure that..

 

[Tallest Skil]

How do you figure that..

There are two places on the motherboard to plug in external power cables, and each card requires two external power cables.

IF you've figured out a way to USE two, let me know. I want to cancel my GT 120 for another 4870, then.

 

[raw911]

im having a firewire delima ... i just realized i have a few devices that are firewire 400 and the mac pro only has 800 ... hmmmmm ... i guess i can use usb 2.0 but how fast is that compared to 400? specially my sony pro camcorder has firewire 400 and to use usb to transfer video footage ... dont want to be all day

 

[WonderSausage]

How? You can't use them both.

Sure you can. Bear in mind the Mac Pro is specced to run configurations like 3 GT 120s, RAID card, 32 GB, 4 HDDs, 7 bus-powered USB devices & 4 bus-powered FireWire devices, and dual optical drives.

If you aren't using all of that stuff I'm sure there are enough watts left over.

After all, looking at power consumption figures, it looks as though a GeForce 120 is almost exactly half the power consumption of a 4870.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Sure you can. Bear in mind the Mac Pro is specced to run configurations like 3 GT 120s, RAID card, 32 GB, 4 HDDs, 7 bus-powered USB devices & 4 bus-powered FireWire devices, and dual optical drives.

If you aren't using all of that stuff I'm sure there are enough watts left over.

After all, looking at power consumption figures, it looks as though a GeForce 120 is almost exactly half the power consumption of a 4870.

Okay, but how will you get the power to the second card?

 

[vogelhausdesign]

Okay, but how will you get the power to the second card?

You do know there are other options for powering the unit, and you can actually run this card externally

 

[WonderSausage]

I would use one Y adapter off of one of the existing cables:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186&products_id=24474

and one tap from the optical drive power:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=186&products_id=24178

If as I suspect the optical drives are SATA now, and use SATA power connectors, then this little adapter would be required:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=89&products_id=24028

If all else failed you could also get an additional power tap out of an unused HD hot-swap bay using the above adapter.

 

[Tallest Skil]

You do know there are other options for powering the unit, and you can actually run this card externally

Other options? Like what?

And how/why would you go about powering it externally?

 

[bozz2006]

im having a firewire delima ... i just realized i have a few devices that are firewire 400 and the mac pro only has 800 ... hmmmmm ... i guess i can use usb 2.0 but how fast is that compared to 400? specially my sony pro camcorder has firewire 400 and to use usb to transfer video footage ... dont want to be all day

no worries. Just get one or more of http://www.buy.com/prod/belkin-firewire-cable-1-x-firewire-1-x-firewire-6ft-white-belkin/q/loc/101/10344834.html

I imagine you could buy one of these and get a powered firewire hub if you need lots of firewire ports.

 

[nemodomi]

no worries. Just get one or more of http://www.buy.com/prod/belkin-firewire-cable-1-x-firewire-1-x-firewire-6ft-white-belkin/q/loc/101/10344834.html

I imagine you could buy one of these and get a powered firewire hub if you need lots of firewire ports.

Why spend over $21 when you can get the same thing for less than $7 from monoprice.com?

 

[Peace]

For those wondering. Unless they changed , the Mac Pro is built in and ships from Cork,Ireland.

 

[peejack]

For those wondering. Unless they changed , the Mac Pro is built in and ships from Cork,Ireland.

Amongst other places yeh. Its not the only place.

 

[Bob70011]

13th to 19th. Gah, the waiting is killing me!

 

[KBS756]

I envy all of you, seems like i will be ordering mine on the 11th or 12th ... after you guys have already received yours. At least i'll have stats and benchmarks to obsess over till i get mine.

does anyone know for 100% sure that 2 ati cards 4780's is possible

 

[polterdice]

Why spend over $21 when you can get the same thing for less than $7 from monoprice.com?

Or you could try something like this. Price is in between other suggestions, but some just hate having so many extra wires, a plug might be nice. Found this one for cheaper but who knows once you factor in shipping. Could shop around, don't have either but if I needed one I'd look into it more. Since I already have a firewire 400 cable I'd consider it, since I seem to have too many wires as it is.

 

[jgbr]

delivery of the 19th in the UK.

Has anyone queried overclocking the system yet?