Well done!
I'm still rocking my 1st-gen (2006) Mac Pro. It's a dual 2GHz system running OS 10.6.8 on a 150gb 10,000rpm Velociraptor HD. I've upped the RAM to 6gb and can go much higher if needed. My home business is graphic design, and it runs the latest Adobe CS6 software VERY well. I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed via BootCamp on a 200gb 7200rpm drive and a 1Tb WD Caviar drive installed for documents, movies, jobs, etc.
I replaced the stock GeForce 7300 with a GeForce 8800 GT. When that died last year, I replaced it with a Radeon HD 5770, which according to Apple shouldn't run in this system, but it does flawlessly.
My friends and I have LAN parties a few times per year where we play the latest multiplayer games, and my Mac Pro still performs like a brand new 2013 system.
I see no need in the near future to upgrade from this machine, even if future Adobe titles no longer support 10.6. I can run CS6 for years if I have to, since I am the one creating content for others. As far as I can tell, Lion and Mountain Lion are fairly poor releases of the Mac OS, and 10.6 suits me just fine.
I'm still rocking my 1st-gen (2006) Mac Pro. It's a dual 2GHz system running OS 10.6.8 on a 150gb 10,000rpm Velociraptor HD. I've upped the RAM to 6gb and can go much higher if needed. My home business is graphic design, and it runs the latest Adobe CS6 software VERY well. I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed via BootCamp on a 200gb 7200rpm drive and a 1Tb WD Caviar drive installed for documents, movies, jobs, etc.
I replaced the stock GeForce 7300 with a GeForce 8800 GT. When that died last year, I replaced it with a Radeon HD 5770, which according to Apple shouldn't run in this system, but it does flawlessly.
My friends and I have LAN parties a few times per year where we play the latest multiplayer games, and my Mac Pro still performs like a brand new 2013 system.
I see no need in the near future to upgrade from this machine, even if future Adobe titles no longer support 10.6. I can run CS6 for years if I have to, since I am the one creating content for others. As far as I can tell, Lion and Mountain Lion are fairly poor releases of the Mac OS, and 10.6 suits me just fine.