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Re: Do Color Renders use all 8 cores on new Mac Pro's??

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Re: Do Color Renders use all 8 cores on new Mac Pro's??
by Mitch Sink on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:52:27 pm

[Floh Peters] "Color does not use a lot of CPU power, since most of the processing is done on the GPUs."

Thanks Floh! Exactly the information I needed.

" But with the current MacPro lineup I definitely would recommend getting an 8core system, since the 4 other CPUs can be helpful in many other areas. As far as I know the price benefit from downgrading to a 2*2core system is not that big."

Amazon is selling new 2.66 (four cores) with the default graphics card (based on the information you posted above a system with that card is probably not a good idea) for $2,050 after rebate.

A new 2.8 with 8 cores and the default graphics card is $2,650. For us (a non profit) $600 is substantial. But considering that the 2.8 comes with a better graphics card its probably a better choice.

OTH Apple is selling refurbed 3.0 (four cores) with the ATI 1900XT for $2,400. Since the XT1900 is a better card than the 2600 XT for Color Renders that might be a better choice than the 2.8 (decisions, decisions...).

Thanks Again!

Mitch



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