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The 2009 (Gainestown) Mac Pro: Everything We Know
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Absolutely.
This is impossible. The Mac Pro is updated now. If another update comes out at WWDC in THREE months...
Every.
Single.
One.
Sold.
From today.
Until then.
Will be returned.
Because the people who buy these machines COUNT on them to NOT be outdated for at least six to eight months minimum.
Thank you for reading the thread. I am, indeed, buying this one, as I am able to do so again. As my signature says, I will be ordering tomorrow, and will post the specs once I have decided on them. I know for certain that I will get the 2.93 Gainestown model. Beyond that, I am 95% sure of what I will get.
I am about to pull the trigger ( I sold my early 2008 for this, although I do regret it a but now, but still I'm getting a new Mac so that always brings a smile to my face 
) but I will probably be getting 2 geforce cards for my 3 screens. What I'd like to know is if I install windows, will they be detected as SLI? if not, do I need some kind of cable for it, and if I do where can I get it?
) but I will probably be getting 2 geforce cards for my 3 screens. What I'd like to know is if I install windows, will they be detected as SLI? if not, do I need some kind of cable for it, and if I do where can I get it?
I am about to pull the trigger ( I sold my early 2008 for this, although I do regret it a but now, but still I'm getting a new Mac so that always brings a smile to my face
We don't know yet.
Tylersburg supports SLI, but it will only work in Windows if it works at all.
Also, SLI only works with ONE monitor, so you'd sacrifice real estate for "power".
I thought it supported several monitors now? but it's not that big of a deal, as I use Mac OS for work and Windows to satisfy my gaming needs when I crave it plus I just got that new samsung lcd and those 3d glasses and I can't wait to see what it looks like!
plus I just got that new samsung lcd and those 3d glasses and I can't wait to see what it looks like!
1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
8-core: Eight memory slots (four per processor) supporting up to 32GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB DIMMs
Quad-core: Four memory slots supporting up to 8GB of main memory using 1GB or 2GB DIMMs
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Not only is the 4 core limited to less RAM slots, each slot has a lower threshold. Why?
8-core: Eight memory slots (four per processor) supporting up to 32GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB DIMMs
Quad-core: Four memory slots supporting up to 8GB of main memory using 1GB or 2GB DIMMs
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Not only is the 4 core limited to less RAM slots, each slot has a lower threshold. Why?
Look at this. Forget not having the 3.2GHz Gainestown chip, I'll still have a 3.33GHz one!
You will probably have one of the best Macs on MacRumors Tallest Skil when you get the new Mac Pro.
Would love it if Apple would release the 30" LED Cinema
I sure would love to know the same thing!
I sure would love to know the same thing!
A feature that's on every other i7?HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS.
Look at this. Forget not having the 3.2GHz Gainestown chip, I'll still have a 3.33GHz one!
A feature that's on every other i7?
Is it?!
I'm in desperate need of some wetware ECC RAM...
I think you should exercise some curiosity and buy two cheap Nvidia cards (8400s or something) and a bridge and see what happens. Then return them of course.
I think you should exercise some curiosity and buy two cheap Nvidia cards (8400s or something) and a bridge and see what happens. Then return them of course.
Well, if I'm returning them, I may as well just get two GT 120s.
Unless they don't have the SLI connector bridge thingy on them, which, knowing Apple, and without bothering to look, they probably don't.
At this point, I imagine that the Quadro FX 5800 will be announced at WWDC when they show off Snow Leopard.
"And what better way to take advantage of Grand Central... than with nVidia's Quadro line?
Starting today, the Quadro FX 5800 will be available as a BTO option on the Mac Pro... *more fluff about the 5800*...
Oh, and...
The Tesla 1060. You can buy the Tesla 1060 as a standalone GPU or with a Mac Pro when you buy one... but, as you can see, you MUST have another graphics card with it because there are no video out ports...
Not a problem with Snow Leopard and Grand Central!"
*light laughter from the audience*
ah well that makes sense, there are always people that are prepared to pay for the Quadro so i knew that apple HAD to include it somewhere.
what on earth is this Tesla?? some sort of extra graphics chip or something? somewhat like the elgato turbo h.264 thingo?
which model are you getting the Single Quad-Core or 8-Core 2.93GHz? and why not the ATi 4870? don't know if you remember this discussion we had, I said that Apple new Mac Pro's GPU will work on older Mac Pro's here a quote from MacRumours ATI Radeon HD 4870 Coming Soon For Older Mac Pros, Requires Unreleased OS X 10.5.7 "Apple has in the past made newer graphics cards available for previous-generation Mac Pro products, with the NVIDIA 8800 GT card that had been an upgrade option on the Early 2008 Mac Pro being made available as an upgrade kit for the "1st Generation" Mac Pro, which had been released in August 2006" So I Can upgrade my early 2008 Mac Pro to these new cards cool.
Supercomputer in a dual-slot GPU box. Check out nVidia's page on them.
I'm getting the Gainestown 2.93 with the 4870. This is what I know so far.
Yes, there is a 4870 for the 2008 Mac Pro. It requires 10.5.7, which doesn't exist yet. It should be a standalone upgrade in the Online Apple Store.
HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS.
Look at this. Forget not having the 3.2GHz Gainestown chip, I'll still have a 3.33GHz one!
Does anyone know the turbo speeds for the 2.26 and 2.66 processors? Apple's site doesn't list it and nobody at the stores knows either, neither do I know where to look to find those specs on the processors from Intel.
tallest.....are you REALLY sure you want to blow that kind of dough on a computer in this economy? you could buy quite a bit of GE stock whish is insanely low
something to think about, at least it would be for me lol
something to think about, at least it would be for me lol
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