Need a little help deciding

[IronFixXxeR]

What about this Mac Pro?

3.0 Ghz Mac Pro

lol, it looks like the seller doesn't want to part with it!

 

[nanofrog]

Look for a used or refurbished '08 Octad with the highest clock you can get. 😉

That would give you 8 cores, no hyperthreading issues, and the faster clocks will help with single threaded applications. Upgrades are cheap enough, and can be added as you locate funding. 😀

 

[Chad H]

Thanks to all the advice. I ended up catching a break and I can keep my Mac Pro. I just parted some stuff out. Kinda starting over but it got me out of a hole. 🙂

 

[nanofrog]

Thanks to all the advice. I ended up catching a break and I can keep my Mac Pro. I just parted some stuff out. Kinda starting over but it got me out of a hole. 🙂

😎 Glad you found a solution without having to sacrifice one machine for the other. 🙂

 

[Chad H]

😎 Glad you found a solution without having to sacrifice one machine for the other. 🙂

Thank-you Nanofrog. Should have everything back to normal by Christmas. By then I will "hopefully" have 12GB of RAM, 2 Intel SSD Raid 0, Intel SSD bootcamp and Drobo. 🙂

 

[nanofrog]

Thank-you Nanofrog. Should have everything back to normal by Christmas. By then I will "hopefully" have 12GB of RAM, 2 Intel SSD Raid 0, Intel SSD bootcamp and Drobo. 🙂

Hmm... Maybe drop a few hints for gift ideas? 😉 😛