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NP. Unfortunately, his stuff isn't licensed for download. Might try sending him a PM or an email, see if he can send you a full res copy.
To be honest I just keep them that way to stop people using them without asking (as has happened to me in the past). More than happy for you to use them for wallpaper etc. just nothing commercial
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5309/5587131313_a67826a53e_o_d.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5256/5587728890_88d7a5e724_o_d.jpg
Think that's the two I have as my desktop background in the other photo in full resolution
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I love the set ups you guys have posted! I'll try and detail mine as best I can. Forgive the low grade images, shot with my iphone. I'll take better images shortly.
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I've got two Mac Pro's. My first was a 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 8 core 2.8 running 24 gigs of ram, it had 32 but some of the ram showed it's age and died so I made some adjustments. I purchased in 2009 about five months prior to the 09's coming out. It runs with 4 2tb hitachi's. It's getting old, showing it's age but I use it as my back up. It usually sits in bootcamp on win 7 so I can beta things there when needed.
My second, my most recent is a 2010 model, the 5.1. 12 core 2.66 with the HD 5870. I have the ram maxed at 64 gigs. Boot drive is a 480 gig OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD, second, third and fourth drives are 2 tb seagates.
I have several externals set up, including an OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 8tb Raid, Mercury Elite Pro Performance 6tb Raid, several 2tb hitachi's in newer technology voyager S2's via sata II and one using FW800..
I'm running 3 30" Cinema HD displays, all three are on my 5870 about 95% of the time, with one switching over to the older MP when I need to be in win7.
I've been patiently waiting for the new MP to drop, if it ever does.. hoping for Thunderbolt so I can make changes to my external storage set up.
/crosses fingers.
So that's my set up more or less. =)
I love the set ups you guys have posted! I'll try and detail mine as best I can. Forgive the low grade images, shot with my iphone. I'll take better images shortly.
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I've got two Mac Pro's. My first was a 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 8 core 2.8 running 24 gigs of ram, it had 32 but some of the ram showed it's age and died so I made some adjustments. I purchased in 2009 about five months prior to the 09's coming out. It runs with 4 2tb hitachi's. It's getting old, showing it's age but I use it as my back up. It usually sits in bootcamp on win 7 so I can beta things there when needed.
My second, my most recent is a 2010 model, the 5.1. 12 core 2.66 with the HD 5870. I have the ram maxed at 64 gigs. Boot drive is a 480 gig OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD, second, third and fourth drives are 2 tb seagates.
I have several externals set up, including an OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 8tb Raid, Mercury Elite Pro Performance 6tb Raid, several 2tb hitachi's in newer technology voyager S2's via sata II and one using FW800..
I'm running 3 30" Cinema HD displays, all three are on my 5870 about 95% of the time, with one switching over to the older MP when I need to be in win7.
I've been patiently waiting for the new MP to drop, if it ever does.. hoping for Thunderbolt so I can make changes to my external storage set up.
/crosses fingers.
So that's my set up more or less. =)
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awesome setup
love the 3x 30s .. the 30 apple i had was one of my favorite monitors .. i think when i get another mac pro and sell off my iMac I'm going to try and get some 30s again
what do you use the mac pro for ?
To be honest I just keep them that way to stop people using them without asking (as has happened to me in the past). More than happy for you to use them for wallpaper etc. just nothing commercial
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5309/5587131313_a67826a53e_o_d.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5256/5587728890_88d7a5e724_o_d.jpg
Think that's the two I have as my desktop background in the other photo in full resolution
Thank you Enigma, I really appreciate it!
awesome setup
love the 3x 30s .. the 30 apple i had was one of my favorite monitors .. i think when i get another mac pro and sell off my iMac I'm going to try and get some 30s again
what do you use the mac pro for ?
I use my MP for HD video editing mostly (FCPX) and then of course Photoshop/Lightroom etc.
I am a photographer/webmaster so it helps to have speed when editing.
Owch to the bend on your MP! How did that happen?
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^ Ah, i really should learn to read!
This is my set-up at the moment,
Disappointing hat coverup
Want me to take the hats off and take another pic? aha
Appears to be a monitor arm mounted to the desk (look closely at the black vertical tube behind the larger monitor; I presume it's a dual arm model).What did it take to get the monitors suspended like that?
It looks fabulous.
It looks great. I have a 30" ACD myself, and thought I was stuck with the base that doesn't pop off easily. Now that I look, it appears I can unbolt it from that base and use some other mounting product.
It looks great. I have a 30" ACD myself, and thought I was stuck with the base that doesn't pop off easily. Now that I look, it appears I can unbolt it from that base and use some other mounting product.
TY, I really like the new setup cable management is better and even though it's Ikea it seems to be able to take the weight of the 30",20", and MP
Its this:
http://www.amazon.de/MDM12D-Dual-LC...QW/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1358490594&sr=8-23
and an apple VESA adaptor. I think the 30" is about maximum it an hold weight wise but I've had the mount for a couple years now and wouldn't trade it for anything.
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wish i could afford a mac pro even thou i dont need it just having the raw power whenever i do something that may need it would be great
great setups guys and gals
great setups guys and gals
