Worth Upgrading?

[dalexgray]

I'm looking for some advice. I have an early 2008 MacPro, 2x 2.8 GHz quad core Xeon with 6 GB memory. A year or so back I upgraded the graphics card to a GT 120. I don't use the Mac Pro for any really heavy lifting like video editing.

I'm thinking I could add more memory and perhaps an SSD OR I could save and buy an iMac in a year or so. Is my machine worth upgrading?

 

[garirry]

I'm looking for some advice. I have an early 2008 MacPro, 2x 2.8 GHz quad core Xeon with 6 GB memory. A year or so back I upgraded the graphics card to a GT 120. I don't use the Mac Pro for any really heavy lifting like video editing.

I'm thinking I could add more memory and perhaps an SSD OR I could save and buy an iMac in a year or so. Is my machine worth upgrading?

This machine is quite old, but it's still powerful. You don't need to upgrade because it's going to be outdated in a year. Save for an iMac instead.

 

[jetjaguar]

I would save and get an iMac. If it was an 09 or newer I would say upgrade.

 

[dalexgray]

Thanks for the advice! I'll just hang tight until this old Mac can't keep up.

 

[666sheep]

SSD is always a good investment. Even when you'll get rid of MP, you can use SSD in another machine.

 

[costabunny]

SSD is always a good investment. Even when you'll get rid of MP, you can use SSD in another machine.

I totally agree - SSD's are not that expensive nowadays and it will make the machine seem a whole lot faster and more responsive.

Also It can be used for a future machine, as an external or as an extra selling point when you eventually do decide to sell on for a newer model.