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The fact that 9to5 hasn't had anything to say concerns me. There really is nothing going on here in terms of rumors since November. I am starting to think that they are having some sort of production problems, either in terms of hardware or OS development.
I think it is honestly all our fault. We have been so anxious for a new system, so annoyed that they haven't updated the system we want so much that we missed something important along the way.
Mac Pro
We all thought it stood for Mac Professional.
We were wrong.
Mac Procrastinate
or perhaps even
Mac Prolong
I think had we understood that from the beginning then we wouldn't have gotten so frustrated with the lack of updates and them keeping prices of components at the same level as if they weren't outdated.
Although we shouldn't expect them to lower the prices on hardware. I mean it's not like they have lowered the prices on anything else they have released. I mean would you expect them to lower the price on like an iPhone after upgrading components only a short time after the initial release? Oh wait....
Mac Pro
We all thought it stood for Mac Professional.
We were wrong.
Mac Procrastinate
or perhaps even
Mac Prolong
I think had we understood that from the beginning then we wouldn't have gotten so frustrated with the lack of updates and them keeping prices of components at the same level as if they weren't outdated.
Although we shouldn't expect them to lower the prices on hardware. I mean it's not like they have lowered the prices on anything else they have released. I mean would you expect them to lower the price on like an iPhone after upgrading components only a short time after the initial release? Oh wait....
RV67x where?The ADC seeded 10.5.2 has some interesting kexts
First there is mention of the RV6xx and RV770 chip but also the G92 chip.
Source.
Actually both G92 and RV670 works in 10.5.2
Check it out here
You can even use the kext from 10.5.2 in 10.5.1 to get G92 working.
There we go.Actually both G92 and RV670 works in 10.5.2
Check it out here
You can even use the kext from 10.5.2 in 10.5.1 to get G92 working.
This is good to hear. It's make me wonder more about MacWorld.
From the mouth of newbs...
This newb has been in this business probably longer than you have been alive, kiddo. Plus, I run my own technology sites and have my sources as well. We have Penryn/X48 in our labs already along with Phenom/RV790. I have been following this thread as a lurker for months now and felt that the level of paranoia merited me stepping in and giving my opinion.
Do you know the self-definition of a pessimist? They refer to themselves as "realists". I refer them to psychologists for treatment of manic depression. You can nay-say all you want, but the evidence points to a Macworld announcement for this platform. Apple will not neglect their cash cows (lets face it, their highest margins are on these boxes) for the sake of teeny-bopper toys. The show is Macworld. Not Ipodworld or AppleTVworld.
Also, I predict a refresh of the Cinema displays to go with it. Don't be surprised if Steve jumps over to DisplayPort from DVI (get that HD goodness without having to pay royalties - and eat margins).
You see etrigan63, some seem to think the margins are on the other products. The iMacs, Macbooks, etc. I am glad you point out that is not the case. The fact that they can hack off $500 on a Mac Pro for the ADC members suggests they have a good amount of wiggle room for these things.
Welcome to the forums btw.
Welcome to the forums btw.
Phenomen?
As apple has discontinued Shake,they dont have a digital compostion/sfx program anymore in their lineup.
Perhaps they are gonna run a presentation of Phenomen on a new MP...?
Edit: For the kex´ses. Would they work under 10.4.11 or would you need the 10.5 to run them?
I mean,if the drivers for new gfx cards would emerge,would they be Leopard only?
Actually both G92 and RV670 works in 10.5.2
Check it out here
You can even use the kext from 10.5.2 in 10.5.1 to get G92 working.
Good news!
Thanks
Actually both G92 and RV670 works in 10.5.2
Check it out here
You can even use the kext from 10.5.2 in 10.5.1 to get G92 working.
Please excuse my ignorance but...
Aren't they talking about Leopard running in a PC?
If so, then they are talking about PC cards working with Leopard in a PC, right?
Is there anything implied here that makes you believe the G92 and/or RV670 may be available for the next Mac Pro?
Thx
Hopefully those will be offered with the new Mac Pro
A Radeon HD 3850 as standard graphic card would be awesome with the option for Radeon HD 3870 and Geforce 8800GT/GTS 512MB.
Yes, they are found in text strings inside kexts of the new ADC seeded 10.5.2.
But yes, they are using it on PCs but the kext are from 10.5.2.
Yes, I was thinking the same thing.
Well, don't know if I would go that far but the prospects are sure looking better.
Excuse my ignorance, but these cards that it looks like they're going to use...
How do they compare to what's already out there?
What performance do they offer for 3D/Aperture/gaming?
How do they compare to what's already out there?
What performance do they offer for 3D/Aperture/gaming?
Faster, better performance. How that translates is anyones guess. As it really depends on how reliant the program you are using is on the GPU.
The ATI/AMD HD 3800 series are very good performers for the price. They also sport onboard HD (Blu-ray & HD-DVD) decoding with support for 1080p on 30" dual link displays (2560x1600). I have tested this on the PC side. This includes HDMI support with in-band sound.
The 8800GT (nv92) based cards have slightly faster 3D performance and have overcome the 7-series limitation of HD over dual link displays.
Both support DirectX10.1 but that is pointless on the Mac. One can hope that the Mac Pro rev will allow for Crossfire or SLI to increase performance. HP has shown that a single system can support both technologies (see their Blackbird 002 gaming system). Also, Diamond Multimedia demonstrated Crossfire cards running on SLI mainboards by using a driver virtualization technique. There is a sight (5%) performance penalty for this configuration, but it does allow for ATI cards to be used in performance configurations on SLI systems.
Forget about SLI or Crossfire, there isn't the customer base for them to even bother.
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