More RAM vs. x1900

[sdhollman]

I see many post about the advantages of getting the 2.66 with more over the 3.0 with less RAM.

I was wondering say you have to stay on budget and you can only spend an extra $300 on upgrades, is it better to get that in RAM or on the x1900?

I am using this Mac for Photoshop, Maya, Cinema 4d and After Effects/Motion work. I know thee are all RAM hungry apps, but they are also apps that require big video card needs.

Also, could I buy any old x1900 off of the shelf and slap that in my Mac in a few months or so?

Thanks. 🙂

 

[FF_productions]

I see many post about the advantages of getting the 2.66 with more over the 3.0 with less RAM.

I was wondering say you have to stay on budget and you can only spend an extra $300 on upgrades, is it better to get that in RAM or on the x1900?

I am using this Mac for Photoshop, Maya, Cinema 4d and After Effects/Motion work. I know thee are all RAM hungry apps, but they are also apps that require big video card needs.

Also, could I buy any old x1900 off of the shelf and slap that in my Mac in a few months or so?

Thanks. 🙂

Apple recommends the X1900 for Motion and anything that is really graphics intensive. How much ram are you going to start out with?

You should have at least 2 gigs in there.

 

[CanadaRAM]

More RAM than what is the question.

Photoshop and other intense graphics programs definitely want 2 Gb or more total RAM to perform.

THe other part of the question is: You can add RAM at any time. You can only choose the graphics card or the CPU speed once (practically - its far too expensive to change them out later). So: Is the $300 budget the limit for all time? If so, get the RAM, no question. Or, could you consider adding more RAM in a few months as you have funds? Then, you have to balance the benefit vs. the cost of waiting.

Adding an off-the-shelf (PC) X1900 is a no-go.

 

[sdhollman]

More RAM than the crappy stock 1gig. I would be adding 2 more gigs for a total 3 gigs to that or the x1900.

 

[Glenn Wolsey]

Honestly, if I was in your position I'd wait a few extra weeks so I could afford both upgrades. If you cant do that however, I would much prefer 3GB/Nvidia over the 1GB/ATI option.

If you can, save a little more and do both upgrades.

 

[CanadaRAM]

More RAM than the crappy stock 1gig. I would be adding 2 more gigs for a total 3 gigs to that or the x1900.

Well, You'll want more than 1 Gb RAM for running those programs, so if it is an either-or proposition, then the RAM has to be the first purchase.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

I would get the ATI video card now. Ram is easy to upgrade and install and you can pick some up later.

 

[sdhollman]

Ok you guys have convinced me, I will stay patient and get both, who knows maybe apple will drop the price or bump the specs in that time...yeah right.😀