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Beginning to think any modern I7 will out pre form 1.1 Mac Pro
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Ya Ya I know but it still runs Just been thinking of upgrading, but maybe just going with an I7 or would it be slower?It was close to the time to upgrade when you joined MacRumours!
Depends on what you are doing.
My workflow is based on cores & ram (3d art) - I'd stick with the 1,1 because I saw a real jump in performance once I was over 16Gb of ram. And the fact that I could replace the video card with something better made the 1,1 better. As was the ability to add multiple multi-terabyte drives. And and eSata port to add a 4 bay external HD for backup.
If you are CPU and single thread bound, and you can fit everything on the internal HD and such, then the iMac would probably be better.
My workflow is based on cores & ram (3d art) - I'd stick with the 1,1 because I saw a real jump in performance once I was over 16Gb of ram. And the fact that I could replace the video card with something better made the 1,1 better. As was the ability to add multiple multi-terabyte drives. And and eSata port to add a 4 bay external HD for backup.
If you are CPU and single thread bound, and you can fit everything on the internal HD and such, then the iMac would probably be better.
Unless the apps you use benefit from GPGPU and the 1,1 is equipped with a powerful graphics card, a modern i7 will run circles around a 1,1.
Almost certainly. I guess if you specifically want an i7, you aren't planning on getting another Mac Pro.