I guess your UHD display (not 4k) has around 110 ppi, the iMac (which is actually more than 5k) has 218ppi. That is 2x as much. If you do not notice the difference from a comfortable distance, you have bad eyesight.
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I guess your UHD display (not 4k) has around 110 ppi, the iMac (which is actually more than 5k) has 218ppi. That is 2x as much. If you do not notice the difference from a comfortable distance, you have bad eyesight.
Hey there! I also have a Skylake i7 Hackintosh. Curious as to why you weren't able to hit 4.6GHz.
More cores lets you do more things at one time. Some single apps, such as video rendering with Handbrake, can use multiple cores to render much more quickly. But not a lot of app use multiple cores well since not every task is well suited for it and it’s a hard thing to do.
But even if you don’t use apps that use multiple cores, if you run a lot of different apps concurrently then multiple cores helps because macOS will give each app its own core.
Personally, as a developer I often have lots of apps doing things (compiling, database server, web server) plus have virtual machines running Windows or Linux that each use cores to run their stuff. Bring on the cores!
Because this one was already in the pipeline when the real pro finally managed to get through to Apple with the message that non-expandable machines are not what they want.
Yo. World breaker hulk. But in 2 years the regular iMac will be 2,000 dollars and perform better
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Yeah but with iMacs you don't have to build your computer. You can just use itPlease show us a picture of your ugly-ass hackintosh.
For $4000 you can build:
- Motherboard with diagnostic LED
- Liquid cooler
- 3.4GHz 16-core/32-thread 1950X
- Vega 56
- 32GiB of 3600MHz CL15 DDR4
- 1TB M.2 MLC NMVe SSD (system/scratch)
- 4TB hard drive (data)
- 8TB hard drive (backup 1)
- 8TB hard drive (backup 2)
- BD-RE drive
- 1000W PSU
- EATX case
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I think OpenCL is the closest attempt for that, if I understand your question correctly.
You have a breakdown of prices for those? As in a build from an online retailer (like Newegg)?
I love how Apple met with journalist to say that they recognize the failure of the MacPro was that it was not upgradable, like pros want. Then they're like, "hey, check out this new iMac we built for pros that that isn't upgradable. Isn't it awesome". The real kick to the nuts is that it has the glorious screen that cannot be used as a stand-alone display once the machine is old and otherwise worthless.
Oops, I forgot to change the CPU: 4K
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/khCBXH
EDIT: I would avoid this motherboard. People are having trouble with FOXCONN TR4 sockets.
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"Pro" = downclocked? That's a little weird (though understandable given the space constraints), but the 18 core model is going to be insane.
Still don't think I would buy such a machine in an AIO form factor, that just doesn't make much sense to me. I already had a 4-core iMac go bad on me from the heat (separated the GPU glue), so I don't trust anything with 18 cores in there. Plus the inability to swap displays, or have it repaired easily/cheaply.
Still don't think I would buy such a machine in an AIO form factor, that just doesn't make much sense to me. I already had a 4-core iMac go bad on me from the heat (separated the GPU glue), so I don't trust anything with 18 cores in there. Plus the inability to swap displays, or have it repaired easily/cheaply.
I’m more asking about a hardware solution, rather like the high performance and lower power cores in iPhones, but in desktop.
im on my third iMac that had, over time got dark patches inside the lcd assembly... (in a pretty damn clean, smoke free environment) - I would hate to spend this sort of amount on an iMac and see similar stuff happening..
Did they ever stop this occuring? Are retina iMacs immune to it? My current is a late 2013 27" i7 and it'd still be perfect if it wasn't for that one stupid issue.
If I had infinite money I would get one of these iMac Pros in a heartbeat and risk it anyway.
Did they ever stop this occuring? Are retina iMacs immune to it? My current is a late 2013 27" i7 and it'd still be perfect if it wasn't for that one stupid issue.
If I had infinite money I would get one of these iMac Pros in a heartbeat and risk it anyway.
I've often wondered what happens to these glorious screens after the computer inside is no longer cutting-edge. Surely some of the first-generation 5K iMacs have been replaced by now.
Even if they can't keep up with the latest 3D graphics or video editing... they'd still work great in an office or school, right?
Hell... most machines made in the last 5-6 years will still perform web and office duties.
So when your 5K iMac no longer works for you... you could sell it and it will live on with someone else for many years to come!
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Please show us a picture of your ugly-ass hackintosh.
Are you for real? You know nothing about computers if you think BYOPC's are ugly.
Slower CPU and faster fan. Sounds like the wrong solution. Modular Mac Pro is the solution.
I can tell you from experience it is a bad feeling not to have it in 2017.
Intel's approach, instead, is called Turbo Boost, where some cores get shut down and others then get clocked above their regular clock rate. So, for the many situations where you can't make good use of all cores, fewer cores at higher rates get used.
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Well, in that case, I can tell you with certainty that your needs are vastly different than those of the average iMac Pro customer.