Your figures are off, but the general idea is accurate. The 12 core processor is never as fast as the others no matter how many cores are used, and the 6 core has 12MB of cache instead of 15.
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Your figures are off, but the general idea is accurate. The 12 core processor is never as fast as the others no matter how many cores are used, and the 6 core has 12MB of cache instead of 15.
Having an enormous thing like that under your desk has got to give you an extra smile
... until you herniate yourself trying to move it. I had to cut out a section of my computer desk in order to accommodate it. I started with the G5 version (which had seven fans (!) and that odd plastic air deflector). I'm glad Apple figured out a way to cram more power into a smaller package.
I wonder if there's a reason why some custom builds are shipping while others aren't. I haven't found anything in common that stands out in the configurations. And I assume all of them will be shipped from Texas. I thought maybe there might be constraints on a particular part, such as the SSD. But evidently not...
Memory waiting
I ordered 32GB of ram (guaranteed compatible w new Mac Pro) in November from Crucial. It arrived in 4 days. I waited a month and ordered another 32GB. Now I have 64GB of RAM for $800 less than what Apple charges.
New Mac Pro with 6 core, 700 GPU, and 500SSI was ordered 5 minutes after window opened. Expect arrival in next two weeks. Dell Ultra HD monitor shipped yesterday even though Dell said it would be Feb. 2nd.
third party 64GB upgrades are only $780 or less. Can't rationalize slower single processor score below 3.5GHz. So I'm getting six core, 12GB RAM, 1TB PCIe, 700 graphics for just a hair over $5K with the plan to add 64GB myself for little more than half what Apple charges. But I have no idea how soon my configuration will ship. Because I'm buying it from a third party Apple dealer, it's unlikely I'll know before it's on the plane on the tarmac in China.
I ordered 32GB of ram (guaranteed compatible w new Mac Pro) in November from Crucial. It arrived in 4 days. I waited a month and ordered another 32GB. Now I have 64GB of RAM for $800 less than what Apple charges.
New Mac Pro with 6 core, 700 GPU, and 500SSI was ordered 5 minutes after window opened. Expect arrival in next two weeks. Dell Ultra HD monitor shipped yesterday even though Dell said it would be Feb. 2nd.
Austin Plant
Say, anyone know how many shifts Apple has at the Austin plant.
Is it a Monday to Friday day shift type of operation or 7 days a week/3 shifts per day type of operation.
In other words, could they be building my mac on the weekend at 5 am on a Sunday?
Say, anyone know how many shifts Apple has at the Austin plant.
Is it a Monday to Friday day shift type of operation or 7 days a week/3 shifts per day type of operation.
In other words, could they be building my mac on the weekend at 5 am on a Sunday?
My custom order status switched to "Preparing for Shipping" at around 1:45 Eastern time this morning, so I'm thinking they at least work weekend shifts at the plant.
Heh. Especially as I haven't yet received an actual shipping notification, so checking in was about the only means of knowing my status had changed.
You should have it soon! I'm interested in hearing your thoughts and opinions on the new design once you get set up and all, especially how it frees up work space on your desk vs the conventional design.
Yeah, I'll be happy to share. I already have a spot on my desktop cleared out for it. Since I'm currently running my studio on a MBP and Minis I expect I'm going to be blown away by the performance improvements. If I were upgrading from, say, a 5,1 Mac Pro model I might not expect to be as impressed. We'll see. I have some test 3D animation renders I want to run first thing, to compare how much more quickly they render on the nMP solo as opposed to my distributed Mini rendering; scenes with volumetric lights, dynamic fur, that sort of thing.
Do you remember when you placed your order? My "your order is being processed" email arrived at 6:00 AM on Dec. 19th.
prob m-f 9-5. if it was built over seas we all would have received our units already..
Sure do. I placed the order the moment the site went live on the 19th, and received my "being processed" email at 3:37AM Eastern.
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prob m-f 9-5. if it was built over seas we all would have received our units already..
Given that my order was changed to "preparing for shipping" at 1:45AM Eastern time today (a Sunday) morning, I tend to believe they're working night and weekend shifts.
Thanks - obviously those few hours were crucial.
There may be a burn in period after assembly is complete, so it's possible they don't build on the weekend but do less complex tasks requiring less skilled workers.
But I guess having the line run multiple shifts would help them deal with the large initial demand.
prob m-f 9-5. if it was built over seas we all would have received our units already..
They could run multiple shifts like auto plants.
Me too. But mine still scheduled to Feb/2.
I ordered at launch day 3:30 CT.
8 core, D700, 1tb, 64gb
Interesting is that I live in Austin, where they suppose to assemble the Mac PRO.
You may be on to something. I don't recall seeing anyone with a D700 getting a ship notification yet.
Actually there have been a few ship notifications for the D700..
This is a google doc referenced in the other thread:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aoyx0F5rjIn7dFBRbXQ2Q3BwbXc2S2NhWUVzVlAxUEE&usp=sharing
What I have yet to see is a 12-core ship.