Desktop build

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I need a new tower for modelling, visual effects and animation. It's for school and then professional use.

I'm looking at the Mac Pro or building a custom box. With the current gen Mac Pro's, what sort of NVIDIA GPU's can it accept? I know the CUDA cores work directly with the software that I am using - Mudbox, Maya, 3ds Max, etc.

That being said if I go the Mac route, would it be foolish to purchase a current gen Mac Pro or is the refresh too far away?

The new Mac Pro looks very powerful. I start class next month and I do not know how long this MacBook Pro will carry me into course projects, so I want to prepare myself with a good rig at home.

 

[GroundLoop]

I need a new tower for modelling, visual effects and animation. It's for school and then professional use.

I'm looking at the Mac Pro or building a custom box. With the current gen Mac Pro's, what sort of NVIDIA GPU's can it accept? I know the CUDA cores work directly with the software that I am using - Mudbox, Maya, 3ds Max, etc.

That being said if I go the Mac route, would it be foolish to purchase a current gen Mac Pro or is the refresh too far away?

The new Mac Pro looks very powerful. I start class next month and I do not know how long this MacBook Pro will carry me into course projects, so I want to prepare myself with a good rig at home.

Just build a PC tower. It will be a lot more customizable and expandable throughout its life than any Mac Pro.

GL

 

[phoenixsan]

If you....

dont mind tinkering things and have a little of techno prowess and are at ease following instructions, build your own PC. Expect some downtime before all the components play along. You can finish even saving bucks..... More options to hardware choices and to tune out the hardware to your likings.

Current Mac Pro will give you 3-5 years of use, giving some conditions. No quality issues, low downtime but also less freedom on the hardware side. A maybe a hefty price tag....

Next Mac Pro can come out anytime in fall season (end September- end December) so figure out....

Last to this lenghtly post: Do you research in CUDA capable GPUs in the Mac Pro. Seems to have a thread there about that....