New Mac Pro (7.1)

[Marsdy]

Originally Posted by LukeHoward

https://youtu.be/xNrG2mwt4Uo

Worth a watch, if you like unboxing videos... which reminds me, Apple need 24" clearance for the rack rails, anyone tried to squeeze them into a 600mm deep rack?

I’m guessing it won’t work. I would imagine that the 24” clearance would need to be between the front and rear rack rails not the rack itself. It doesn’t look like the Apple rack rail depth is adjustable, unlike the Sonnet Xmac Pro Server which is a shame.

The same guy has posted a second nMP video https://youtu.be/Iq9vZP4TDcA

[Peterjk]

Originally Posted by Akimarconi

Hello community!
Mac Pro 7.1 / 16 Core / 32GB Ram owner here.
It’s dead silent, no problems whatsoever with PTHDX card and PT Ultimate 19.12.

Hey Akimarconi

• Does the noise from the HDX Cards fan bother you?
• How far away is your Mac Pro (Rack mount or regular)?
• What buffer size can you run with on a 150+ tracks session with 3-6 plugins?

Could I provide you with a session (my biggest one from 2019) in order to see how a 16-core 7.1 with on HDX would handle that?

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Marsdy

It doesn’t look like the Apple rack rail depth is adjustable

Well I wouldn't know but if that is the case then you absolutely need to buy rack as per Apple specification. FWIW, every single rack installation I have made have had adjustable rack rails. Would be stupid to have fixed rack rails because no 3rd party rack is so perfect.

[Marsdy]

Originally Posted by JFreak

Well I wouldn't know but if that is the case then you absolutely need to buy rack as per Apple specification. FWIW, every single rack installation I have made have had adjustable rack rails. Would be stupid to have fixed rack rails because no 3rd party rack is so perfect.

Looking at this : https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guid...d56f1382d3/mac

It looks like the rails might be adjustable but presumably not less than 24”. I don’t know - it’s not very clear.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Marsdy

Looking at this : https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guid...d56f1382d3/mac

It looks like the rails might be adjustable but presumably not less than 24”. I don’t know - it’s not very clear.

The rail is in three pieces so I would be very surprised if it cannot fit sub-24" rack

[JFreak]

This pic IMO says it will fit

[LukeHoward]

Hmm, I measured my rack and it's only 480mm from the front to back strips – the 600mm dimension is the rack frame itself. It's hard to actually tell how well the new Mac Pro would “just fit” because Apple doesn't give the depth of the front handle. Right now the non-rack version looks like it's a better fit, which is frustrating...

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by LukeHoward

Hmm, I measured my rack and it's only 480mm from the front to back strips – the 600mm dimension is the rack frame itself. It's hard to actually tell how well the new Mac Pro would “just fit” because Apple doesn't give the depth of the front handle. Right now the non-rack version looks like it's a better fit, which is frustrating...

dude, if your rack is missing 12cm it's not gonna fit

[LukeHoward]

Originally Posted by JFreak

dude, if your rack is missing 12cm it's not gonna fit

My rack dimensions are 600mm front to back, 480mm strip to strip. The rack Mac Pro is 539.5mm front to back including handles. So, depending on the depth of the handles, I reckon it will fit on a shelf without hanging out the actual back of the rack.

[JFreak]

Okay then, misunderstood you. The rack rails certainly *look* like they are short enough