Hola folks!
I have a couple question regarding picking up a 2009 Mac Pro.
1. Besides just taking your chances with eBay (or craigslist), does anyone have a recommendation for any of the used Mac dealers? Like PowerMax, Mac of All Trades and etc?
2. Source for cheap, but quality ram for these machines? I think I would like to buy 6 sticks of 8GB 1333 mhz ram since I intend to buy a dual processor machine and upgrade to dual 6 cores.
3. Recommendation for a video card for use with Final Cut Pro X? Does it take advantage of any of the gpu functions of new cards? I don't really care about gaming performance per say. If I can play a game, that's cool. But not a sticking point.
I plan to buy delidded X5680 or X5690 cpus for the upgrade as I know that's the best route to go with the 2009 dual cpu machine. Reason I am buying this is because I recently got pretty heavy into FCPX editing and my late 2012 i7 iMac just doesn't have enough ooomph for me. I figure a 12 core box with a decent video card should do wonders. Plus lots of local storage.
Thanks!
I have a couple question regarding picking up a 2009 Mac Pro.
1. Besides just taking your chances with eBay (or craigslist), does anyone have a recommendation for any of the used Mac dealers? Like PowerMax, Mac of All Trades and etc?
2. Source for cheap, but quality ram for these machines? I think I would like to buy 6 sticks of 8GB 1333 mhz ram since I intend to buy a dual processor machine and upgrade to dual 6 cores.
3. Recommendation for a video card for use with Final Cut Pro X? Does it take advantage of any of the gpu functions of new cards? I don't really care about gaming performance per say. If I can play a game, that's cool. But not a sticking point.
I plan to buy delidded X5680 or X5690 cpus for the upgrade as I know that's the best route to go with the 2009 dual cpu machine. Reason I am buying this is because I recently got pretty heavy into FCPX editing and my late 2012 i7 iMac just doesn't have enough ooomph for me. I figure a 12 core box with a decent video card should do wonders. Plus lots of local storage.
Thanks!