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Oh my Lord, my 2.8ghz just murdered my 3ghz octo
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What's your Mac Mini doing with all those Mac Pros? Wait, what are you doing with all those Mac Pros? 
That's truly impressive! I'd buy a Mac Pro, but I can't justify the cost of getting one... yet.
Then again, the iBook seems to mainly rely on passive cooling. It only turns on the fan when it reaches 65c.
That's truly impressive! I'd buy a Mac Pro, but I can't justify the cost of getting one... yet.
My iBook idles at around 45c!macenforcer said:
Then again, the iBook seems to mainly rely on passive cooling. It only turns on the fan when it reaches 65c.
What's your Mac Mini doing with all those Mac Pros? Wait, what are you doing with all those Mac Pros?
That's truly impressive! I'd buy a Mac Pro, but I can't justify the cost of getting one... yet.
As soon as I catch wind of a new mac pro coming out I sell my current one on ebay. I ALWAYS get exactly what I paid for it.
I assumed so.
It's great that you're getting back what you paid for it.and this iBook needs to be replaced.
How do you manage to get 100% resale price? I'd love to know if you have any tips!
Buy from Macconnection when they have the $200 rebate with no tax and free ship. Mac resale prices are phenomenal.
Congrats MacEnforcer! More Reports Please.
Congrats MacEnforcer. I'm having to wait about two more weeks for my 3.2GHz octo to arrive. Looks like that EyetV export is going to be a wonderful time killer @ 3.2GHz. Was that iPod compatible 2 pass H.264 640x360 from HD originals or what? Have you given Handbrake 0.9.1 a shot yet? Any Toast tests yet? ElGato claims Toast 8 will use all 8 cores.
darthraige, I took the advice you provided me a couple weeks ago on the speed of this beast and stuck with the 2.8, rather than doing the 3.2 upgrade I was considering. This thread confirms your wisdom. Thanks, Bud. I put the money saved into a 30 inch ACD, and extra RAM. Feelin good.
Well I for one would like to thank you for these posts. I purchased the 3.2 with 8800GT, Raid Card, 4 1-TB drives and 16 GB of RAM from OWC. For kicks I bought the EyeTV Hybrid Stick with QAM. Already have Toast 8 and use it to pull anything I record from my TIVO. Man, this is going to be fun....
Problem is, I've waited so long to purchase this computer I'm numb.
Problem is, I've waited so long to purchase this computer I'm numb.
OH man I can't wait to get my hands on my new Mac Pro!!! Can't wait I tell you... tick tock tick tock.. is it the end of February yet!
Well for one, its not a toy for me. Its my business. And two, I've saved and saved and worked a very long time for this computer. I was ready to buy in September but waited knowing all well that Apple would release the new big bad boy sooner than later. Glad I did now. And three, TAX WRITEOFF.
And that my friends is my State of the Union!
And that my friends is my State of the Union!
Wow. The numbers are brilliant, but not only that, the temperatures are just amazing. I've got the 2,8 quad, and it always amazes me to check istat and see the cpu temp. I'll be encoding a video and editing a photo and it'll barely hit 105F. It's unreal.
Well I got the musical reference. Outstanding!!!
If you're really hip, the passing years will show.
I'll Have Both The 3.2GHz And The Raid Card + 32GB RAM + Four 1TB HDs, 3 In Raid 5
10-15 days 'til I get my 3.2GHz with the RAID card + 32GB of RAM + four 1TB drives. Will Raid 5 the three beyond the #1 boot drive. Then I'll let you know how fast the ultimate configuration is.
Awesome thread! I'm psyched and now want EyeTV! I better wait until the new mac pro actually gets here though. lol. Feb 13 and counting...
Boy I can't wait for my Early 2K8 to arrive!
Right now (on my iMac G5) I'm getting over 10 hours ripping and encoding 1 DVD using Handbreak and around 3 hours converting a 700MB divx to MP4 using VisualHub for my AppleTV at the highest settings.
I've stopped doing it since last Sep thinking I was going to get a MP then. Thank goodness I waited.
Right now (on my iMac G5) I'm getting over 10 hours ripping and encoding 1 DVD using Handbreak and around 3 hours converting a 700MB divx to MP4 using VisualHub for my AppleTV at the highest settings.
I've stopped doing it since last Sep thinking I was going to get a MP then. Thank goodness I waited.
Hmm, I think the RAM does have something to do with it. My Macbook seems slower with 4GB, and lots of people have said they feel a slow down after adding RAM.
I'm guessing if you add extra RAM that's not needed, it'll slow down the system.
- like me, I usually only use about 2GB RAM out of my 4GB
I'm guessing if you add extra RAM that's not needed, it'll slow down the system.
- like me, I usually only use about 2GB RAM out of my 4GB
That really is quite astounding, not least given the 9GB vs 2GB memory.
*very happy about recent purchase*
*very happy about recent purchase*
These new Mac Pros are the best computers in the world.
I hear of you buy a new Mac Pro, you automatically get into heaven free.