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A quick check of used Mac Pro prices in my area puts them between $1200 and $2400 depending on specs. The majority of my income still comes from my job as a social studies and English teacher, I’m not in a position to be dropping thousands of dollars.
#2008 mac pro 3.1 specs upgrade
The reason I was asking about the upgrade order specifically is because I know it’s going to be a process, even if it might be cheaper to buy a 2012. It is also worth noting that I’m unlikely to have the money to front for a 2012, because that would mean having it all at once. Which seemed like a very good deal based on everything I saw comparatively in my area.
#2008 mac pro 3.1 specs plus
To be clear, this MacPro cost me around $600 and as it is now was essentially a combination of mostly what was already in it plus what I already had lying around from years of previous set ups. Also, the MBP is currently only at 120GB of the 250GB used on its current SSD, so... Since I’ve like 4TB of storage in various configurations already, it didn’t seem necessary to get another 240, let alone anything bigger, for the MacPro. I had two SSDs (250GB and 64GB with an optical drive delete kit), and I took the 64GB out and tossed it into the MacPro when I got it. It’s only a 64GB, but it was one I already had in my MBP. Grabbing 4 x 8GB modules does give a small saving over upgrading later (shipping aside) and would push that up a little more but is going to set you back a bunch more for questionable gains... I think that just grabbing two new 8GB modules (16GB) and adding that into your current mix will give you more than enough ending up with 24/26GB of RAM depending on your base config.Ģ x 1GB + 4 x 2GB = 10GB => 2 x 1GB + 4 x 2GB + 2 x 8GB = 26GBĢ x 1GB + 2 x 4GB = 10GB => 2 x 1GB + 2 x 4GB + 2 x 8GB = 26GBĦ x 1GB + 2 x 2GB = 10GB => 4 x 1GB + 2 x 2GB+ 2 x 8GB = 24GB What have you actually got in the slots at the moment?
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How long will you keep the machine? Will it keep running the latest version of OSX? Do you do anything that needs more RAM? In your case, there are a couple of factors. These days I’m running a 2013 MBP with 16GB RAM and it’s more than enough for me and I can’t see that changing anytime soon. Turns out it worked just fine, even for the VM’s I was running, although that was probably down to the SSD more than the RAM. I’ve long been a fan of just maxing out whatever you have, but 64GB is pretty excessive for normal humans… that said it’s getting older and probably harder to get so grabbing it while you can is probably a good idea… but even so 64GB is still probably not worth the investment unless you really do things that would use it.įrom memory my old 2009 17" MBP was upgraded to 8GB RAM and I was concerned about dropping down to 4GB when I upgraded that to a 2011 MBA. I'm just looking to get the best possible machine I can on a limited budget.That’s a hard one to answer. In an ideal world I'd just buy that latest all-singing/all dancing 'black tube-y looking thing' (although I have to say, I'm not really taken with Apple's new design on that one - think the old silver MacPros look classier buy "Hey! Who cares really?" it lives under your desk!) Anyway, back in my real world MONEY (or lack of!) is a major consideration here. The specs given (to my untrained eye at least!) do seem impressive plus it has a GeekBench score of 10,500 which even seems better than a lot of the newer second-hand Mac Pros I have looked at.
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Yes, it’s s 2008 model BUT I have since added the graphics card and more RAM (24GB)." I have owned it from new and it’s always been super reliable. I have previously contacted the seller specifically worried about the age of this particular machine & he assures me: "It's a very fast machine. The 2009 models have faster architecture, meaning RAM, hard drive, graphics card and CPU communicate faster. Just to recap, here's the specs on the machine I've committed to go see:Ģx2.8GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon (8 Cores total) I've made an arrangement to see this 2008 model with a view to buy later on today (="Yikes!") Speaking from experience (remember I have no prior knowledge of/with MacPros & have been using a duo Core '09 Mac Mini for the last 5+ years right up to the present day) are you saying I should perhaps pass on this particular Mac Pro and, if so, why exactly?Īgain, I really appreciate your advice here - don't wanna pay out on a turkey! Time is of the essence. Why can I ask should one year make a difference? Something to do with the processor perhaps? I'm still trying to take this all in on the tech front. OK, you mention that there was a big improvement when moving from a 2008 MacPro to a 2009 one. This 2008 machine's coming in at just under £500 (GBP) which certainly seems like a good deal compared to what others seem to sell for here in the UK.