Mac Pro upgrade and Fiber Channel Card
by Lee Berger
on
Aug 8, 2008 at 2:35:57 pm
I'm going to upgrade to a Mac Pro from my Power PC, G-5. As the G-5 is PCI X, I'm going to have to replace the Fiber Channel Card. I can save $200 by going with a 2Gb, dual channel over the 4Gb dual channel. I'm using an XServe RAID I purchased in 2004, populated with seven 250 GB drives in a single side. Does anyone know if I'll benefit from an extra 2Gb of throughput in my application. I'm editing DV, Uncompressed SD, HDV, and ProRes 422.
Re: Mac Pro upgrade and Fiber Channel Card by gary adcock on Aug 8, 2008 at 3:24:57 pm
[Lee Berger]", I'm going to have to replace the Fiber Channel Card. I can save $200 by going with a 2Gb, dual channel over the 4Gb dual channel."
OK
No it will not make your current array any faster.
Think about the future- yes your current array is only 2GB/s now but the the card at 4GB/s will support your current array and anything that you may add in the future.
I say spend the $200 now to save you a second "new" card later.
gary adcock
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