Some people will consider it Rev A some won't. Personally I'd wait unless you need more power now. I wouldn't worry about it being a Rev A product, and I wouldn't be suprised to find the failure rates of Mac Pros being shipped today similar to the Nehalem ones.
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Some people will consider it Rev A some won't. Personally I'd wait unless you need more power now. I wouldn't worry about it being a Rev A product, and I wouldn't be suprised to find the failure rates of Mac Pros being shipped today similar to the Nehalem ones.
Yes, and with the 487/50 now prevalent, the 3000 series is obsolete, making it the perfect candidate for the next Mac Pro in January.
No it doesn't work like that. It isn't just a pricing issue. It is a cooling and power consumption issue.
I would think that cost alone would make the HD3870 the most likely choice for a base model. That, and they know it already works in a current model.
Most of the available cards now seem to be of the full size variety. Apple would choose from something that already exists, works with a Mac, and is cheap. The XT2600 is just too old, and it may put buyers off if they see it in such a new system.
Keep in mind, PCIe power cables are dirt cheap in quantity.
I would think that cost alone would make the HD3870 the most likely choice for a base model. That, and they know it already works in a current model.
There are cheaper cards than the 3870 that are more than sufficient at handling 2D needs. There is no real need for them to offer more than the 2600XT other that it is dated.
I'd be willing to bet the default graphics card in the next Mac Pro is the HD4650 or 4670. The upgrade will be a GX280 (or a HD4870) and the top card will be some flavour of QuadroFX card as it is now.
Heck, no. What, you think Apple cares about us? The 280 uses too much power.
4870 (heck, I could see 4680 mid-range ATI) maybe.
I only say that because Apple has always offered cards from both ATI and Nvidia, so if the default is a HD4650 then the next one up will be NV. BUt yes, GX280 is probably too much, maybe a 9800GTX?
You have to remember that the Mac Pro has to be able to take 4 of the base card with any suggestion made. These look like they may be low powered enough, but you never know with Apple.
Beat me to it! The basic models look to be half size cards that don't require extra power so that makes perfect sense.
The high end desktop Bloomfield parts will be shipping some time in November as expected.
The parts are:
Core i7 965 Extreme Edition @ 3.2Ghz, four cores, 8MB L2 cache, $999* (Presumably with an unlocked multiplier)
Core i7 940 @ 2.93Ghz, four cores, 8MB L2 cache, $562*
Core i7 920 @ 2.66Ghz, four cores, 8MB L2 cache, $284*
*Prices are in thousand unit trays as usual, they will be more expensive at retail.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Roadmap-Prices,6379.html
Another tidbit to note, it sounds as if Intel will not be releasing any other Nehalem processors (Such as the Gainestown DP server/workstation chips) this year.
The parts are:
Core i7 965 Extreme Edition @ 3.2Ghz, four cores, 8MB L2 cache, $999* (Presumably with an unlocked multiplier)
Core i7 940 @ 2.93Ghz, four cores, 8MB L2 cache, $562*
Core i7 920 @ 2.66Ghz, four cores, 8MB L2 cache, $284*
*Prices are in thousand unit trays as usual, they will be more expensive at retail.
Tom's Hardware said:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Roadmap-Prices,6379.html
Another tidbit to note, it sounds as if Intel will not be releasing any other Nehalem processors (Such as the Gainestown DP server/workstation chips) this year.
I'm not sure what you base that on. Marketing and release notes for the different lines are kept seperate, so just because there is news about one and not another doesn't mean it is delayed or anything.
It seems incredibly unlikely that Intel would release the desktop version (Bloomfield) before the Xeon version. Thats where the profit margin is. Yes the Core i7 will be a premium desktop part and command high margins too, but it makes no sense to release it in preference to the Xeon parts. If there is a delay, then Bloomfield will be delayed as well.
I'll probably buy a new machine this spring. I'm using a quad 2.66GHz Mac Pro + 30" cinema presently, so hopefully something in the rage of dual 3.2GHz 6-core processors will be available.
Do I need 12 cores? Absolutely not. Do I want it? Why not. I don't pay for the machine anyway (work does).
That, and dual 30" displays.
Do I need 12 cores? Absolutely not. Do I want it? Why not. I don't pay for the machine anyway (work does).
That, and dual 30" displays.
I'll probably buy a new machine this spring. I'm using a quad 2.66GHz Mac Pro + 30" cinema presently, so hopefully something in the rage of dual 3.2GHz 6-core processors will be available.
Do I need 12 cores? Absolutely not. Do I want it? Why not. I don't pay for the machine anyway (work does).
That, and dual 30" displays.
Unfortunately you're only getting 8 physical cores which appear as 16 virtual cores. Sorry
Wow, the xMac argument is old! I wish people would shut up about it!
Not that I hate the idea. I just refuse to believe they'll do it while Steve is still alive.