10 years ago, it was quite difficult to find music to license for our shows, movies, commercials, etc. Today... dang! There is so much competition among creative musicians - and I think computers and software like those sold by Apple has fueled a creative bonanza in the audio field. It's certainly great for my company.
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Apple to Release Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR on December 10
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AFAIK nVidia don’t actually have that ability. Third party GPU drivers were blocked in Mojave. Apple could itself easily port Metal to nVidia if it wanted to.
i suspectone of the reasons Apple doesn’t want nVidia, is due to a power struggle. It’s in Apple’s interest to kneecap CUDA, so the industry doesn’t become reliant on nVidia, which would put Apple in a weaker position to negotiate deals and pricing. If it can get the industry to adopt Metal, that would put Apple in a position of strength.
It’s your money, you can do whatever you want to with it...enjoy.
Typically what is the life cycle of a Mac Pro? Will it be cycled every year or every 3 years? I remember the last update was 6 years ago.
Regarding the PCI-E Gen x3 on the new Mac Pro, should I be worry about it since the latest technology is Gen x4.
I can’t wait to buy the Mac Pro, but the Gen x3 is something that bother me. I just want to buy a Mac Pro that kind of future proof and will last me more than 5 years due to the high price tag
Regarding the PCI-E Gen x3 on the new Mac Pro, should I be worry about it since the latest technology is Gen x4.
I can’t wait to buy the Mac Pro, but the Gen x3 is something that bother me. I just want to buy a Mac Pro that kind of future proof and will last me more than 5 years due to the high price tag
The thing doubled in price with a single generation. That is not even close to being explainable by inflation.
I'm reading this forum on a 30" ACD. When it came out in 2004, it was $3299. That's $4,500 in today's dollars, although it did come with a stand. I think mine is from about 2009, and I paid $450 for it in 2013. I can't believe how good it still looks. I have two, and neither has a single solitary missing pixel. My guess is that if you just buy the monitor and use it, you'll love it for many years.
I noticed that on an OIST 2018 administrative meeting minutes, a proposal was made to purchase all graduate students MacBook Pros.
Because many pros actually can’t afford or justify $12,000. Even if you are pro, you still have a budget.
And when you look at what performance you could get for maybe $4-5,000 Linux machine with 32 cores and multiple high end GPU’s, the $12,000 is just going to be a hard sell for people in my field, which uses little to no Mac-specific software.
if you can get the job done while spending less money, that should make you happy, not upset you.
How can someone compare MPX module with PC counterparts?
MPX module is one of those Apple marketing gimmick that Apple has created as problem in search for problem. Don't tell me MPX module slot is something special and has godly Apple quality in it. It's just goddamn PCI 3.0 slot with integrated power feeder.
Bandwidth wise, a simple PICe 4.0 slot now appearing kills MPX.
And you know what? that proprietary power feeder is one reason that everybody should be angry about. I can't believe Apple dares to market MP 7,1 as a true professional model when they are using a proprietary power supply. Good luck to all those money burners. after care period is over, you'd have fun time fixing more than 20k machine with makeshift cables and tape.
MPX module is one of those Apple marketing gimmick that Apple has created as problem in search for problem. Don't tell me MPX module slot is something special and has godly Apple quality in it. It's just goddamn PCI 3.0 slot with integrated power feeder.
Bandwidth wise, a simple PICe 4.0 slot now appearing kills MPX.
And you know what? that proprietary power feeder is one reason that everybody should be angry about. I can't believe Apple dares to market MP 7,1 as a true professional model when they are using a proprietary power supply. Good luck to all those money burners. after care period is over, you'd have fun time fixing more than 20k machine with makeshift cables and tape.
While not all workstation offer dual sockets, the high end ones (from Lenovo, Dell, HP, Supermicro, ASUS etc.) definitely have dual socket configurations. They offer 2x CPUs and up to 2x (3TB) RAM configurations compared to Mac Pro.
It doesn't need to be explained. It is what it is.
If you'd don't need it, can't afford it, whatever...simple, don't purchase it.
If you need/want it, for whatever reason, and can afford it, simply purchase it.
Hurry up with december 10.
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This would teach prosumer a lesson...what lesson, you say? To stop them from thinking that they need a pro computer.
Basically, everyone is telling to the people criticizing MP 7,1 that either accept at whatever price level Apple is throwing at it or leave, fine.
When BTO price is open, don't say the price is high. no matter what price tag Apple put, "real" professionals will get it right? Good luck.
When BTO price is open, don't say the price is high. no matter what price tag Apple put, "real" professionals will get it right? Good luck.
Dude, OF COURSE this machine is future proof! That’s the whole point of the build. I still have a 2009 Mac Pro tower, a 2009 MacBook Pro, and a 2013 Mac Pro and they all run fine. So it’s safe to say that this system should be scalable for at least 8-10 years!! You’ll be fine. I can’t wait to finally up grade my desktop and laptop. pumped!
it would make me happy if it wasn’t for the fact that I would like to continue using MacOS.
I alway say if you want something from Apple you got to use the Apple feedback page. If you want a Mac Mini Pro, you got to ask for it. People did not like the MacBook Pro keyboard, they fixed it, People wanted better cooling for the MacBook Pro and they did it. They wanted a bigger screen, like the old 17in MacBook Pro and they did it. The AMD 5500 mobile chip is fantastic, i am running borderlands 3 at 70fps.
The new Macbook Pro 16 is a killer laptop. If my job required it I would get a new Mac Pro to do the job without a question.
The new Macbook Pro 16 is a killer laptop. If my job required it I would get a new Mac Pro to do the job without a question.
I just checked, and I paid $6500 for my SE/30 back in the day. And that didn't include the cost of my rasterops video card and the subsequent ethernet card. Unreal. I still have that guy on my shelf. I made a ton of money with that guy back in the day.
https://www.asus.com/me-en/Motherboards/ROG-Dominus-Extreme/specifications/
I am not very good with mobo.. but anyway, is it good enough?
They have no understanding of Rendering if they believe 8 cores/16 threads will match 32/64 cores. It will demolish an 8 core system. A thousand cores/2 thousand threads would render most 8k cells in near real-time. Combined with the GPGPU it absolutely will obliterate an 8 core/16 thread with the same GPGPU.
RenderFarms exist for a reason.