Classic Mac Pro

[benjamin_kim2]

<p>I wasn't interesting in cMac Pro till my college give out a lot of cMac Pro and classic Mac monitors to illustrator students... Yeah, that's steal. </p>

<p>So, I start researching about cMac Pro and I think it would be a great desktop since I only have Macbook pro 15inch. It does perform well but it always overheating itself and does not perform better than I expected. Masking was very laggy that I can't use it properly. </p>

<p>Base on my research this is what I expect to have.</p>

<p>CPU: 2X Intel Xeon 2.66ghz 6 cores<br>

Case: 2012 mid, 5.1 version<br>

GPU: Nvidia GTA 760<br>

RAM: 32gb <br>

SSD: Samsung(Not sure which but it will be either 250 or 500gb)<br>

PCIE: USB 3.0 port</p>

<p>Price range will be between $1000~$2000 but $1500 would be max. Some people told me that my max price is impossible to get what I want but it is possible unless I have money right now to purchase those parts and Mac Pro. Well, I would prefer to buy a cMac Pro with similar spec to prevent any other issues.</p>

<p>I do worry about the life spans of cMac Pro but it seems that people using it well so far. All parts and computer will be purchased in Ebay or Craigslist.</p>

<p>As you can expect, I usually use Adobe Photoshop and LR. Might gonna use Premier Pro for video editing. </p>

<p>Any thought about this set up? Or is it too much for me? </p>

[benjamin_kim2]

<p>Phil/ Well I don't want to buy iMac tho. At least CPU and GPU can not be even compare with iMac series at all. Not even full upgraded iMac is not satisfying specs especially with CPU and GPU. </p>

[benjamin_kim2]

<p>I don't trust that chart at all cause I used iMac 5k several times in my school but it didn't even perform well compare to the standard Mac Pro model. Also, Im talking about the price too. iMac 27inch with that spec is way more expansive than my budget which is impossible. I already have 27inch adobe RGB monitor so iMac is out of my option already. Mobile GPU is not enough.</p>

[benjamin_kim2]

<p>http://create.pro/blog/mac-pro-51-4k-monitor-vs-imac-5k-create-pro-face/ <br>

Since I usually use Adobe programs, multi cores cpu is much better option. </p>

[benjamin_kim2]

<p>Base on which chart? The link that I provided show that classic Mac pro perform much better than iMac 5k one. </p>

[benjamin_kim2]

<p>They are same specs except for GPU. So what's the different? Your link is not trust worthy site at all. </p>

[Glenn McCreery]

<p>I use a 2008 Mac Pro 2.8 GHz quad-core for Photoshop, Affinity, Lightroom, Aperture, Premier Pro, etc. and, while it is hardly the fastest computer available, it handles all these programs with ease. It runs the latest Mac OS if I choose to (I see no advantage in upgrading from Yosemite). The advantage of the Mac Pro over more self-contained computers such as the iMac is it's adaptability and room for expansion. I paid about $300 for the computer a few years ago and spent about the same upgrading the video card and installing 32 GB ram and four internal 2 TB hard drives. Unless I was into computer gaming, I see no reason to upgrade to a faster computer.</p>