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KaiKo

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Posted: Thu, 10th Jan 2008 11:24 Post subject: New MacPro - 8-core as standard!	Quick Quote Quote

http://www.apple.com/macpro/ nnniiiiiccceee, i wish i was flush at the moment.

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_SiN_
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Posted: Thu, 10th Jan 2008 11:35 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Dude, haven´t you heard? More cores does nothing to performance We had an expert on the subject around here, but he was banned :/ Watercooled 5950X \| AORUS Master X570 \| Asus RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC \| 64Gb RAM \| 1Tb 970 Evo Plus + 2Tb 660p \| etc etc

KaiKo

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Posted: Thu, 10th Jan 2008 11:44 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

yeah, they sure as hell wouldnt make my After Effects experience anymore pleasant

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Posted: Thu, 10th Jan 2008 12:03 Post subject: Re: New MacPro - 8-core as standard!

KaiKo wrote:

nnniiiiiccceee

Case and specs (excepting for the standard Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB graphics card)

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upstart_69

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Posted: Thu, 10th Jan 2008 12:35 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Nice that they offer the option for a 8800gt as well...Would play beautifully on a 30+ inch mac cinema display, Fo' Sho' Now if only Somehow, Someway, some decent games would make it around to appearing on an apple anyday soon... Core i7 920 @ 3.8Ghz \| 6GB OCZ DDR3 8-8-8-24 @ 1600mhz \| eVga x58 Mobo \| 2 x eVga GTX 460 SLI \| Intel X25-M + 3x Seagate + WD Black = 2.75TB \| X-Fi Titanium \| PCP&C Silencer 750 \| G15 KB \| G5 Mouse \| G35 Headset \| Z-5500 Digital \| Samsung T260HD

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ZOLLINO

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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 19:28 Post subject:

_SiN_ wrote:

Dude, haven´t you heard? More cores does nothing to performance Rolling Eyes

We had an expert on the subject around here, but he was banned :/

mega-LOL (if you read message itself without context)

nouseforaname
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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 19:38 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I'd rather have herpes than a mac asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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dingo_d
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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 19:43 Post subject:

"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
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thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found.

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 19:52 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

of course I was joking (for the most part). but those fucking pc vs. mc commercials fucking piss me off like you wouldn't believe this would be this one for those of you that haven't seen them ... are they on TV outside north america? asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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dingo_d
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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 20:01 Post subject:

Here there aren't mac commercials. I don't have anything against them, but I could never work on macs...

"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson

chiv wrote:

thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found.

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Kommando

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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 20:27 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

MAC is like RC Cola...you know it taste like shit but you still hope that one day, it will eventually taste better

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dingo_d
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Posted: Mon, 14th Jan 2008 20:50 Post subject:

words of wisdom... Smile

"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson

chiv wrote:

thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found.

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Pizda2

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Posted: Wed, 16th Jan 2008 16:20 Post subject:

Kommando wrote:

MAC is like RC Cola...you know it taste like shit but you still hope that one day, it will eventually taste better

That's some bullshit right there...

MACs have their purposes as PCs have theirs.

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EMESiS

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Posted: Wed, 16th Jan 2008 18:00 Post subject:

Pizda2 wrote:

Kommando wrote:

MAC is like RC Cola...you know it taste like shit but you still hope that one day, it will eventually taste better

That's some bullshit right there...

MACs have their purposes as PCs have theirs.

Exactly, Mac's are more orientated for video and graphic editing work where as Pc's would suit more for small servers and general office work.

Anyway, If you put the best Mac together possible on that site. it comes out to about $22,000. Dunno what it is in pounds, but thats alot for a Mac. If I was rich though, I'd buy it. Like upstart_69 said, it would be...

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KaiKo

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Posted: Wed, 16th Jan 2008 18:22 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

exactly, Macs have a purpose... I love my two Macs at home, and then my Mac at work with its 16gb of Ram, yum.

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