william
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Jan 29, 2008, 8:21 AM
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Re: [Kingcaffeine] Mac Pro Tower...
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Congrats on the 8-core. The ATI cards are the way to go, since they are faster than the nVidia cards in a fair number of benchmark tests.
Be prepared for these cards to be loud, if they are anything like the x1900 cards ATI put out previously - which is to say, don't plan to put this computer in the house or onstage during performances, unless you're into the sound of four 50watt fans running in a metal box. (But who knows, according to some reviews they've partially remedied this.)
Don't mix card manufacturers, and if at all possible, don't mix cards. Stick with the same card in each PCI slot, otherwise you may run into unsupported technical problems for which none of your warranties will provide service.
Side note - get at least 2 internal HDs and separate your system from your files. You can get internal drives for a reasonable price from Apple, so I don't suggest 3rd partying those. I've had the best results from Izzy when running video from a secondary internal sATA drive.
If the money is there, and if you feel adventurous, get the 15,000rpm SAS drives for even faster performance. It's a hefty pricetag, but with a 16mb cache, it literally doubles performance speeds.
This ought to make not only a great performance machine, but a really solid editing station as well. Congrats again, and good luck.
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