Jobkey Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hi, I use Logic, now 9.02 and Leopard 10.5.8. I already bought Snow. I Have Waves SSL, Renaissance Max, All 10 T-Racks Singles and Sonnox Elite. I'm using only a macbook 2.4 4gb Ram for my work, and now things are become more difficult to do with this machine. I'm mixing a very important project now that is all recorded in 96 khz, so the projects are really heavy. I could finally buy a mac pro right now, but really serious in doubt which one to buy. The Faster 2.66 clocked with 4 core processor. This machine is a 4 core 2.66 nehalem with 3 gb RAM, only expandable to max 8 gb RAM, or The Slower 2.26 clocked with a 8 core processor. This machine is a 8 core 2.26 nehalem processor with 6 gb RAM, but expandable to max 32 gb RAM. The 4 core model here in Brazil is 20% cheaper, and I would like to know how htese specs would contribute or not to Logic performance, and if I could benefit paying 20% more for the 8 core or shoud I do the economy to invest in a better interface, now I'm on Motu 828 mk3 and want to buy a Apogee Ensemble. Thanks, any info will be very appreciated. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewave Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I use a 2Ghz macbook with 2G ram and somehow I work around the problems associated with running a project at 96k. I know what you mean though, If I were in your shoes I would have a difficult time making a decision too. I'll just say that I may lean a bit on the 8 core. Do the math 4x2.66=10.64 8x2.26=18.08 Thats more than a 20% increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFO Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Performance is not only about speed. It is about being able to balance compute capacity across physical components and the speed of moving data from cache/memory to the CPU or to disk. For a 20% increase in price it is a no-brainer. Besides, just sitting there knowing you have 8 cores in the box next to you has got to feel good. (I don't know yet, I could only afford an iMac. *sigh*) -Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mconnelly Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 The Faster 2.66 clocked with 4 core processor. This machine is a 4 core 2.66 nehalem with 3 gb RAM, only expandable to max 8 gb RAM You can put 16 gigs in the quad core, although it's extremely expensive. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of getting an 8 core from the previous generation of machines if you can find a good deal on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobkey Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thanks for the info brothers. I would like to have some more input, any1 ? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiralsurfer Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I wouldn't rule out the possibility of getting an 8 core from the previous generation of machines if you can find a good deal on one. Definitely go the eight core, and I agree with mconnelly, if you can grab a previous model 2 x 2.8GHz Quad Core Xeon for a good price consider that too. I have one and it is a beast, it handles everything I throw at it in 96khz projects very well overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewave Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Read this before you order your mac pro. You may want to wait till next year! http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=803056 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ...but no doubt that will be way more expensive than the current 8-core. Besides, if you just wait for the next best thing, you'll never buy! My opinion, for 20% price increase 8-core is a no-brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewave Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ...but no doubt that will be way more expensive than the current 8-core. Besides, if you just wait for the next best thing, you'll never buy! My opinion, for 20% price increase 8-core is a no-brainer. Sure, but think of what that will do the the current price of the 8-core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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