JonMS Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 WHY WOULD YOU NEED 32GB OF RAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayanami Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 WHY WOULD YOU NEED 32GB OF RAM? Â Â Either you are running multiple virtualizations, or you're compensating for a lack in a certain personal area. Â I'm going to go price one out...I was planning on a Gateway Quad Core, but this might change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark4181 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 nice. apple is finally moving to a higher mem and fsb speed too.. though i wish they were using 1066 for the memory speed  still, nice to have that speed upgrade.. hopefully the new laptops have the same or similar speed increases. especially with pc's moving into ddr3 territory this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagal Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Had I had any clue Apple would have released a single cpu MacPro I would not have built mine. Oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special-K Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Either you are running multiple virtualizations, or you're compensating for a lack in a certain personal area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponkemonke Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 This makes my Hackintosh look like $#it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Guguen Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Gosh, i am totally interested in the new Mac Pros  but doesnt it mean we can buy a GeForce 8800GTX to replace the display card and do SLI with it??  i mean if Mac allows a high end display such as GeForce 8800GT to be on the comp, im guessing that they know we're gona play SLI / Crossfire right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojeebees Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 but doesnt it mean we can buy a GeForce 8800GTX to replace the display card and do SLI with it?? i mean if Mac allows a high end display such as GeForce 8800GT to be on the comp, im guessing that they know we're gona play SLI / Crossfire right?   Hopefully the ROM taken from the 8800GT will allow, in a round about way, this to be possible. I don't expect SLI to ever work on a MacPro, simply because very few game developers develop for the Mac, so the need for 3D acceleration of that kind just isn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Guguen Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 so the new mac pros allows SLI as what you said, but how will it be plugged is it 2x x8?? Â and will Mac Pros be able to run sli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I just ordered an iMac to go with my Mac Pro, but my Mac Pro quad my soon wind up on eBay. Dual quad 2.8s with faster frontside bus and and a 2600xt that can handle 2 dual dvi's sounds good for the price. I don't see any mention of bluetooth on the apple site. Is it standard or did I just miss it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanakorizo Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 w8ing for the 10.5.2 update hope i fix my crashes with 8800gt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyderguru Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 So Tiger as of now and Leopard as of now wont work with the new HD 2600/8800GT Mac Pros because the lack of a kext for the card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackt283 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 It's so funny and (just {censored}) that they deck this awesome thing out with 8 cores and put a puny 320GB hard drive in. Â How much more is a 500GB, like $20? I just can not comprehend it? 500GB HD's just sound and feel better. Its an even number - so if you 4 then you have a terabyte. Now if you want a terabyte on this baby you are going to have to scrap the 320 or get some expensive 750s or 1TBs.... JOKE! Â They think they "know pro" they think they no power. They don't. They're just damn good at imitating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 They think they "know pro" they think they no power. They don't. They're just damn good at imitating it. I see what you're saying here, Apple is always selling underpowered computers. However, compared to their past Mac Pros (which were very, very overpriced) the new Mac Pro is a terrific deal! Also, HD space isn't that important. If you were going to complain about HDs, why not complain about 7,200RPM as the standard speed, rather than 10,000RPM or 15,000RPM? Plus, they need to come out with a liquid cooled mac (like the G5) sometime soon. With two 3.2 Ghz quad cores, a 15,000RPM HD and an 8800GT I bet the current/new Mac Pro is roasting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 HD space to me is important. I have about 1.5TB total with all my hard drives, and about 800GB free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 \Plus, they need to come out with a liquid cooled mac (like the G5) sometime soon. With two 3.2 Ghz quad cores, a 15,000RPM HD and an 8800GT I bet the current/new Mac Pro is roasting! i'd hope they do a better job with liquid cooling this time around, i wouldnt want a repeat of the 2.7ghz towers that leaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmaniac Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 The base 8-core is decently priced. Price out a pair of QX9650s and mobo, case, dvd, hdd, ram, fw800, VGA, keyboard, mouse...... Apple is getting more competitive. Â Apple, you have my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Can I have one please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiJKa Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 It's GETTING more competitive, but it's not quite there yet  Good to see they're using the 8800 series, though I'm surprised they haven't added a more serious ATI card than the 2600XT :/  as for the 32GBs of ram.... well, lol, the compensation theory sounds viable to me Although, someone came up with a new, QUAD HD format, so they could be looking forward to something actually able to work with it, without requiring a farm of PCs in a storeroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanakorizo Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 even a normal mapro with 2 quad cpus and 2gbram 8800gt etc etc costs 4000$ this is not cheap if you ask me ... it's double price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I can has? My dual 2.0GHz feels powerless now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 /me shreds his credit card before the temptation wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh C Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Can i know where else that i can find an overpriced computer like that? Come on! 500 bucks for two 1 GB RAM? 550 bucks for a 1TB HD? With the full configuration, i could buy a CAR! But come to think of it, i'd buy one, just for showing off..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Good to see they're using the 8800 series, though I'm surprised they haven't added a more serious ATI card than the 2600XT :/ I know! The 2600 is not a 'pro' card. C'mon Apple, why didn't you use the 3850/70 as the default?! Apple, you have my attention. Yep, for the first time ever (In my case, this is the first time I've ever really wanted a Mac. OS X I've always drooled over!) It's GETTING more competitive, but it's not quite there yet Hopefully by the next generation/revision they'll be priced like a Dell or HP (i.e. a good deal ). Still, in terms of price to performance this is a huge step over the last Mac Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boot Camp Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I'm lickin' my chops just looking at it! (Even though it looks the same as the old ones! ) Keep it up Apple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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