iMac or Mac Pro?
Hi,
I’m looking for a little advice and/or recommendations as to what would be the most worthwhile purchase.
Current IMac - Late 2009 11,1 27inch 2.8 i7 with 32GB of RAM, + Second 27" display. Soon to be upgraded with a 6970 (if i can find a sensibly priced option) or a 6770.
I use the machine for 'Work' which includes architectural drawing/modelling and graphical design. Software used daily includes, AutoCAD 2013, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumen RT, Podium Walker and indigo renderer.
Basically, I’m curious as to whether i would see a 'noticeable' difference in performance from a new i7 27inch 3.5 Imac with 780m to a 3.7 4 core/3.5 6 core Pro with x2 D500 or D700s when rendering in indigo/Lumen/Podium? Obviously either are going to be far improved over my existing set up.
At max i would be looking to spend around £3500 and i do not intend to use the machine for any type of gaming.
Any advice or recommendations would be much appreciated, I would be particularly interested to hear from of the Mac/Indigo users.
Thanks,
Steve
iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 2.8 I7 - 32GB RAM