enny Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I guys i have Mac pro 4.1 12 gb quad core build early 2009. I can sell it for 2000 and i am thinking if i should and then use the money to build a PC 6 Core machine over clocked but thinking if i can get a faster machine with 2000 budget. I meanly use it for 3d rendering and editing. What do you guys think Thanks a bunch Spec This is mac pro 2009 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors Two video cards PC based Radeon HD 5770 and GTX 550Ti 1 TB Hard drive Black edition 1TB HD green edition as main OSX 12 GB ddr3 memory OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasondhsd Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm a PC guy myself but those new mac pros are an unbelievable value when compared to building an off the shelf computer. The stock 6 core at $3,999 has dual graphics cards that would set you back over $1k each if you bought them off the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enny Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 i know i am not thinking of buying new mac pro but selling my mac pro and building 6 core intel pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafreaking Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Do it. The PC you build for 2K today will be much much faster than your 2009 MacPro. Are you shifting to Windows or will you hackintosh this? Julian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Garnier Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Why not get a new iMac ? Saves you the trouble of building yourself without any warranties and will be faster than your current setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxotics Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Another option is to find a used i7 with Windows 7 (NOT 8!) and use it as a conversion/rendering PC, or to see how you like it. Some even come with photo/editing software, like CS version 5, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Van Ostade Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 And don't forget the fact that you can upgrade a pc to your liking for years to come much easier than the new mac pro's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Another option is to find a used i7 with Windows 7 (NOT 8!) and use it as a conversion/rendering PC, or to see how you like it. Some even come with photo/editing software, like CS version 5, etc. Why not Windows 8? I've converted two of mine to Windows 8, and have installed a lot of Windows 8 machines. I noticed an immediate speed improvement. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Do it. The PC you build for 2K today will be much much faster than your 2009 MacPro. This. I don't think a 6 core CPU gives you a lot of extra speed. If you have the budget, it probably won't hurt, but a fast GPU (or 2 of them) is going to be more helpful I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmcindie Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'm a PC guy myself but those new mac pros are an unbelievable value when compared to building an off the shelf computer. The stock 6 core at $3,999 has dual graphics cards that would set you back over $1k each if you bought them off the shelf. Except - at the moment - those cards are kinda redundant for video. Who would've ever bought two firepro cards for video without Apple stucking them in? Unless software actually starts using them, they are useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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