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Which System would you choose?

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BlueWaterVA

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May 25, 2012
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System 1)
4,1 Mac Pro upgraded to 5,1 w/W3680 CPU, 12 GB 1333 ram, USB 3.0 card
and a nVidia GTX 570 w/Artic twin turbo cooler and 1280 MB ram.

System 2)
Hackintosh with Gigabyte Z77 UP 5TH motherboard, core i7 3770K CPU,
32 GB 1866 MHz ram, onboard USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt, nVidia GTX 570

So, which one would you choose if you needed a smooth system for FCPX editing and Motion compositioning?
 
add a poll to this thread. ;)

For me:

#1

...and upgrade the RAM to 32 or 64GB. I want the 680 too tho so I guess I'd swap that out as well.
 
will you be configuring and maintaining #2, or are you paying someone to do that for you? how much is your time worth? can you troubleshoot the issues?

read the recent articles about people who rely on hack-pro's for business - it sheds some light on the issues you're up against. for personal use, it's one thing... for client-based time sensitive demands, it's another.

I'd go with #1, a GTX 680 (probably Mac version if it works right when tested), and more RAM.

Hold off until NAB if you want to make the most informed decision in the short term. It really gets underway Monday and expect to hear at least a few small bits of info trickling out by the end of next week.
 
I'd choose System 1 Mac Pro 5,1 and just upgrade the ram. Like what bsbeamer posted, with system 2 how much time and troubleshooting you will consume.
 
With 1155 being a dead socket why would you build a hack on that board..

You Mac isn't slow, yes you can overclock the 4 core and beat it but it's going to take a lot of work to get it that way. You're going to need a modified SSDT to go above 4.5 which you're going to need to do to beat 16-17K. Another data point to consider is the more hardcore overclockers are de-liding Ivy so temps can be controlled.

If I were to build a hack right now it'd be on 2011 with a 3930K and I'd keep my fingers crossed for a new Mac Pro so you can get your speedstep and sleep back. My build would probably go something like:

ASUS P9X79-E WS
i7 3930K
64GB of Pick-a-RAM (I like G.Skill)
Your newly cooled 570
Noctua DH14
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10
Silverstone FT02 or TJ11 if you plan on water at some point.
 
For the record, I based my choice on a black and white decision, no upgrades permitted, as if the system were in a vacuum. :p

If there is an option to build my own, I'd choose invisible #3, and build a proper system.
 
#1 for professional work. #2 if you're just looking for something to mess around with as a hobby and don't mind when it's not working right and you have to reinstall/fix/tweak/etc (how much is your time worth?).
 
BlueWaterVA said:
So, which one would you choose if you needed a smooth system for FCPX editing and Motion compositioning?
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Where is the media that you'll be pumping through the system. On local "disks" or on a SAN ? Essentially, do you only need one high bandwidth PCI-e card or multiple ones?
 
Jake0604 said:
They got cut off because they had 32-bit efi, thats just advancements in technology.
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Not when you consider that users can boot them into 64bit EFI. If Apple wanted to they could supply this solution themselves officially. So really, no, not "just advancements in technology"... :p
 
BlueWaterVA said:
System 1)
4,1 Mac Pro upgraded to 5,1 w/W3680 CPU, 12 GB 1333 ram, USB 3.0 card
and a nVidia GTX 570 w/Artic twin turbo cooler and 1280 MB ram.

System 2)
Hackintosh with Gigabyte Z77 UP 5TH motherboard, core i7 3770K CPU,
32 GB 1866 MHz ram, onboard USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt, nVidia GTX 570

So, which one would you choose if you needed a smooth system for FCPX editing and Motion compositioning?
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Hackintosh.
For simple reason of allowing user UEFI entery.
 
rabidz7 said:
Hackintosh.
For simple reason of allowing user UEFI entery.
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Disregard his posts unless you want a good laugh. ;)

@OP I'd go for no.1 because it would be more reliable than the hackintosh Apple software/ Mac OS X -wise and is guaranteed not to have major issues(sort of).
 
rabidz7 said:
Wha?
Is everything I post somehow offensive to you?
What is wrong with that posting about the entering the firmware on a recent hackintosh motherboard?
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No, but your posts are sometimes clueless, foolish, dangerous, have no logic in them or are just plain wrong.

You sprout lies and when people correct you over and over again you never listen you just keep going on and on and on and on...

You give advice like getting screws out with a hammer in a laptop. You think you can run intel only OSes and Apps/games natively or successfully and fast with emulation on PowerPC - You also say you have "proof" that you can do this. Where is it!?

Shall I go on?
 
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Jake0604 said:
Yeah I guess your right.
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Yup, ya just never know for sure when the next OS X release is going to stop (easily) working on your hardware. It only makes a tiny bit of difference whether it's Apple sanctioned hardware or something else.
 
rabidz7 said:
Wha?
Is everything I post somehow offensive to you?
What is wrong with that posting about the entering the firmware on a recent hackintosh motherboard?
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You don't know much, and assume much. That in itself isn't inherently bad we've all been there, what is troubling is that you don't LISTEN. You learn so much more when you close you mouth and open your ears or in this case read and research. You've in essence been laughed out of the PowerPC forums and they tend to be a very laid back bunch, the Mac Pro forums are not so laid back.
 
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