Considering the nastiest beast on the planet

[Bogie]

Yes, you read that correctly. I'm considering getting the following:

Mac Pro with Dual 3.0Ghz Quad core Xeons
16GB RAM
4 750GB Hard drives
Quadro FX 4500 GPU
30 in ACD
dual superdrives
bluetooth and wifi


My question is, obviously this is a monstrous and obscenely powerful system but is there any new technology coming out soon that might be even more promising?

By the way, this machine is intended as basically a 4K film editing machine and 3D animation powerhouse hence the high specs.

[Nugget]

Right now is a terrible time to order a new Mac Pro. Updates are imminent. Many rumors point to as soon as next Monday (the 12th) as a probable announcement date for re-freshed Mac Pros.

As always, the MacRumors Buyer's Guide (http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro) is a great start.

If you're a masochist, there's also about seventy-kajillion whingeing posts on the subject (only about half of them are mine) across a few threads:

Penryn Based Mac Pros Soon? (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=370975)
2007 Harpertown Stoakley-Seaburg OMG BBQ (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=293910)

[Bogie]

I knew I made the right decision in coming here. Thanks!

[snickelfritz]

The X1900 GPU will probably outperform the Quadro, unless you are running pro apps that require hardware overlay planes.

[GSMiller]

Yes definitely wait, the Mac Pro is due for an upgrade.

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro

[jonnos]

I knew I made the right decision in coming here. Thanks!

lol. done kthxbye.

looks like hes got what he needs.

thats a beasty setup lol. wish i had cash like that.

yeah i agree with everyone above. updates soon im waiting for one myself.