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12 Core MacPros are here!
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$6199 for the 2.93Ghz dodeca, for those who are curious.
Anyone in a region where it isn't 1:45 in the morning want to check on local availability?
Anyone in a region where it isn't 1:45 in the morning want to check on local availability?
Yeah I think that's what I'm gonna order as well and just bump the ram and get the 5870 card. Seems to be the best deal.
The 4, 8 and 12 core systems are listed on the US site. The 6 core is available as a BTO option for the single quad.
Strangely though, only the 12 core is showing up on the UK site (£3999.01), even though it states 'from £1999' on the front page. There's also a mistake in the GPU options where it still mentions the HD 4870.
I'm sure these mistakes will be rectified shortly.
Strangely though, only the 12 core is showing up on the UK site (£3999.01), even though it states 'from £1999' on the front page. There's also a mistake in the GPU options where it still mentions the HD 4870.
I'm sure these mistakes will be rectified shortly.
The 4, 8 and 12 core systems are listed on the US site. The 6 core is available as a BTO option for the single quad.
Strangely though, only the 12 core is showing up on the UK site (£3999.01), even though it states 'from £1999' on the front page. There's also a mistake in the GPU options where it still mentions the HD 4870.
I'm sure these mistakes will be rectified shortly.
Click the New Mac Pro box to get to the proper page. 6 core chip is £960 premium.
My 6-core order's in. Standard 3G memory & 5770, 2TB hard drive, trackpad, second optical drive. 7-10 business day's to ship. Might get it by the end of August, who knows. Depends on China.
I'm even glad to be getting the new Westmere AES hardware acceleration instructions. TrueCrypt, the high-quality FREE open-source encryption application, already uses them on the Mac in its current version 7.0.
http://www.truecrypt.org/
I'm even glad to be getting the new Westmere AES hardware acceleration instructions. TrueCrypt, the high-quality FREE open-source encryption application, already uses them on the Mac in its current version 7.0.
http://www.truecrypt.org/
Anyone know where I can compare the old GT120 v new 5770 and 5870. Need to know whether to upgrade card or sell and buy whole machine...
GT120 is junk compared to those two cards. The 5770 is the same performance as the 4870, and the 5870 flies in circle round that.
Thanks peskaa, I want the 5870 then - and at £369 here in uk to buy as a kit but only £170 to upgrade at purchase I may be better to bite the bullet sell my 2.26 and buy a brand new machine...
China saids that it will be shipped a little sooner than 7 days.
Thanks China!!!!!!!!!
But I'll believe it when I see the tracking number.
TD
How can 4870 has same performance as 5770? The 5770 has 1Gb, while the 4870 has 512Mb. it shall be faster by 30% at least from 4870
What planet are you on?
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/14
VRAM isn't the be-all and end-all, clock speeds and architecture mean a lot as well. Take a look at that article, and you'll see that the 5770 1GB and the 4870 1GB score exactly the same (32). Apple's 4870 is a stock 512MB, so drop a few points. VRAM makes very little impact on overall scores though.
Do you guys think there might a difference in PSU spec. between the single-cpu build and the multi?
Im think about getting a 3.3 6.core ONE cpu and just add another one myself.
Could the motherboards be different? Ie. they have blocked the 2:th CPU socket?
Could they have installed at weaker power supply in the 1xCPU Mac Pro?
Just curious
Im think about getting a 3.3 6.core ONE cpu and just add another one myself.
Could the motherboards be different? Ie. they have blocked the 2:th CPU socket?
Could they have installed at weaker power supply in the 1xCPU Mac Pro?
Just curious
Do you guys think there might a difference in PSU spec. between the single-cpu build and the multi?
Im think about getting a 3.3 6.core ONE cpu and just add another one myself.
Could the motherboards be different? Ie. they have blocked the 2:th CPU socket?
Could they have installed at weaker power supply in the 1xCPU Mac Pro?
Just curious
There's no 2nd socket on the single cpu MP's (aside from the early generation).
I've just ordered a 12 core 2.66GHz Mac Pro from the UK store. It is showing a 23rd August ship date. Delivery by 1st September. I can't wait.
Let's hope they are pessimistic with the ship times.
Let's hope they are pessimistic with the ship times.
My order placed in U.S. store also shows ship Aug. 23. Delivery Aug. 26. Yes it would be nice if they're maxing out the ship date estimates. I guess all orders are getting estimated on the long end of the "7-10 business days". I guess this one goes to eleven. We can hope that the first few thousand that were placed with in minutes after the store went back up will be assembled first.
TD
Hey TD,
I was dreading a run of abusive posts along the lines of "why waste your money" etc etc. Maybe it will come. Glad to know that others are happy enough to order now. By the way, the Apple Store estimate for ship in the UK is "2 weeks" rather than the US "7-10 business days". Now I know there is not much difference there, but I suspect Apple will try and get the US orders out first anyway. It looks like you have slightly quicker shipping too.
I hope so too. For me, delivery date 30th of August. That's quite the wait.
Oh, and in their rush to get these out the door - I hope they take great care in doing so as well
Let them post! I can't wait to see 24 iStat graphs all full up as I set the beast to work
Oddly I've got ships 23rd, delivered 27th (am also in the UK). I guess they have to give the most pessimistic estimate, fingers crossed for faster.
Apple's UK shipping has been poor as long as I can remember. When you spend this much on a computer 24 hr shipping should be standard (there will always be something to moan about I guess
).Let them post! I can't wait to see 24 iStat graphs all full up as I set the beast to work
Oddly I've got ships 23rd, delivered 27th (am also in the UK). I guess they have to give the most pessimistic estimate, fingers crossed for faster.
Apple's UK shipping has been poor as long as I can remember. When you spend this much on a computer 24 hr shipping should be standard (there will always be something to moan about I guess
Hi Mism,
I forgot to mention I ordered a printer as well on the rebate. They will have to meet up before they ship to me. This always adds a few days on to the order. I am guessing that you just ordered the Mac Pro.
Even on the iPhone they were advertising "Fast Shipping" and they took at a week to be shipped.