Upgrading a 2008 Mac Pro 8-Core to El Capitan?

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Upgrading a 2008 Mac Pro 8-Core to El Capitan?

Is it a good idea to upgrade a 2008 Mac Pro 8-Core to El Capitan? Mostly run FCP7 and Logic Pro9.

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HB

Mac Pro (Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8), Photo, video, audio & presentation.

Posted on Nov 28, 2015 12:27 PM

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lllaass

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Nov 28, 2015 6:46 PM in response to hbphotoav

Upgrade from what OSX version?

The version of the apps may not run on EC.

Also, if you have some USB or PCle devices they may require an updated driver for EC and for some devices there are no updated drivers.

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Nov 28, 2015 12:41 PM in response to lllaass

Yosemite 10.10.5, 24GB RAM. Latest versions of FCP7 and Logic. I'm not desperate to move... everything runs fine as is. Perhaps to wait...?

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Nov 28, 2015 6:47 PM in response to hbphotoav

FCP7 on el capitan? good luck.

i am on a recent mac pro. i have upgraded to el capitan. but i keep my FCP7 editing on a separate partition on mavericks. preserving the past...

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Nov 28, 2015 1:47 PM in response to hbphotoav

Logic Pro v 9.1.8 (1700.67) (32-bit)

FCP7 v 7.0.3

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hbphotoav Author

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Nov 28, 2015 1:49 PM in response to mdesignffm

I was suspecting as much. Both FCP 7.0.3 and Logic Pro 9.1.8 run well on Yosemite 10.10.5. Since I'm an oldskool guy (no 4K in my future) I'll likely stay put.

Unless...

HB

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