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DIY 6-core or 12-core

With the future of the MacPro still a big unkown, I just wondered if it were possible to purchase a current baseline 4 core or 2 x 4 core and put in a 6-core or 2 x 6 core CPU? Or are you stuck with a 'NEW' machine that has been on the market for 14 months?

Posted on Jun 28, 2010 7:14 AM

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The hatter

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Aug 9, 2010 6:16 AM in response to The hatter

From MacIntouch:

Cold Boot MacPro 10.64: 150GB WD Velociraptor/45 seconds.

Cold Boot MacPro 10.64: Samsung-SoftRAID 5 drive SATA level 0 array/45 seconds.

Cold Boot MacPro 10.64: OWC 60GB SSD/45 seconds.

Open 4GB TIFF file into Photoshop CS5: Samsung-SoftRAID 5 drive SATA level 0 array/10 seconds, OWC 60GB SSD/15 seconds.

Save 4GB TIFF file (Photoshop CS5): Samsung-SoftRAID 5 drive SATA level 0 array/13.5 seconds, OWC 60GB SSD/21 seconds.

http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/benchmarking/index.html

DIY 6-core or 12-core

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