IF you bumped up the ram (above 2 GB), and the GPU to go along with those monster cpus, then you WILL be quite surprised at the 3D performance improvements.... if NOT, then you w…

Yes, good point, can never have enough RAM and a good GPU is a must for 3D, but for the CPU I was thinking more Final Cut than actual 3D interface manipulation (OpenGL etc). Rende…

my ideal quad xeon setup would be 19.000 euro's but i have 1000,00 to spend.

3Ghz is nice, but it should be a $400 upgrade (using Intel list prices), not $800. You can always upgrade the CPUs after AppleCare runs out, so I would have bought more RAM (but no…

I'll likely wait until the first Mac Pro speed bump, then pick up a quad 3.0GHz machine when they're the mid-range machine.

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelb Besides, 3.0 just feels so much faster than a mere 2.66. 2.66 is closer to the dual G5 2.5 I've got now. Yeah, I think it's worth the ext…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell 3Ghz is nice, but it should be a $400 upgrade (using Intel list prices), not $800. You can always upgrade the CPUs after AppleCare runs out, s…

Heh... it wouldn't surprise me if Apple dropped the 3.0 and introduced a 3.4 and a 2.8.

Quote: Originally Posted by angelmb Great advice I would say… but is it going to be as easy as one could expect from the pc side of the world?, I mean… "hell, just get the 2.0 G…

3.0 Ghz Xeon at Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117100

Quote: Originally Posted by michaelb Need help convincing myself I did the right thing, which I know I probably didn't in terms of value for money. Personally, I think it…

The top of the line is always disproportionate. Apple is no different than anybody else here. And of course they're not going to just charge you the increase in Intel 1k prices. Th…

I wouldn't be worried about that, if I got a mac pro, I would be worried about bragging to all my friends about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon The top of the line is always disproportionate. Apple is no different than anybody else here. And of course they're not going to just charge yo…

That'll go on forever until the 3.0 are not even on the product map... of course I use the SAME logic waiting to get a lowly MacBook... Quote: Originally Posted by Cadaver I'l…

You did the right thing. That 3.0 Ghz machine is going to rock, and you're going to be one of the first to have it. I wish I had one. That's going to be freakin' awesome. Frankly, …

wow you sir will own a beast of a computer good luck with it

Yes, you are a sucker. And I don't say that because I'm jealous. . .

Quote: Originally Posted by Cadaver I'll likely wait until the first Mac Pro speed bump, then pick up a quad 3.0GHz machine when they're the mid-range machine. good luck wi…

Would it be worth it to wait 6 months for the new chipset to come out so I can get that? Or should I just buy one now? Either way I will have to take out a loan (damn do I feel poo…

Quote: Originally Posted by bballe336 Would it be worth it to wait 6 months for the new chipset to come out so I can get that? Or should I just buy one now? Either way I will ha…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell The only new chipset on the horizon in the next 6 months if for laptops... I can't see any substantial bumps to the Mac Pro in the next half y…

Quote: Originally Posted by bballe336 Well if the clovertown chip will be out in half a year will that still run in the 771 socket? (and if clovertown is out in half a year does…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Yes, Clovertown will be LGA771... there's nothing else for it to be. Clovertown is a workstation/server CPU. There will also be Kentsfield, a …

Quote: Originally Posted by bballe336 Also what about video cards, can I buy aftermarket PC cards? Will I need to flash them for the cards to run properly in OSX? Then what abou…