Computer for Pro Tools

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by MusicMadness

I tried to calculate it today - the weakest Mac Pro is £1500, 12core CPU - 750, ram 64gb 420, ssd 1tb 600 and used Mac Pro 12 core, 64 gb, 512 gb ssd is less than £3300. Too much risk to do it by myself for this sort of savings

Those cost numbers don't mean much until you mention what era MacPro you're talking about - cheesegrater or trashcan? An 1800 pound difference is big time money to save.

Then again I don't have any fear of getting inside a computer.

[MusicMadness]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Those cost numbers don't mean much until you mention what era MacPro you're talking about - cheesegrater or trashcan? An 1800 pound difference is big time money to save.

Then again I don't have any fear of getting inside a computer.

Trashcan.

[Grey]

2 cents

I have had a lot of Macs / Pro tools Rigs over the years.
Though not Native, heres what works for me.


2010 Mac Pro 8 core 4.1 -> upgraded to 5.1
32 gig Ram
Snow Leopard 250 Gig SD
Pro tools 8 HD2, 192
Waves Platinum Plug ins
Upgrading to 10HD soon
Also bootable to Pro tools 2018, Sierra, with a 11Rack

Macbook Pro 2010
250 SD
8 gig Ram
High Sierra
Pro tools 2018
Also with 11 rack

I just sold my Mix 3 rig, Still have a G4 DP 1 gig. Great System!
Also have a 2010 iMac 27 in the box, that needs a graphic card.

[YYR123]

PT10HD really makes a difference in older systems due to the Disk Cache feature

A worthwhile upgrade for that alone

[spock999]

Don`t forget that the Old Mac Pro as only sata II port you will need the sata III addon card to get real ssd speed.

I`m in Canada/Montreal and i`m moving to my new Windows 10 i7 so my old Mac Pro 2008 will be for sell soon. Still rock solid but I really need a new toy

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by spock999

Don`t forget that the Old Mac Pro as only sata II port you will need the sata III addon card to get real ssd speed.

This is why I love the OWC Accelsior S adapter cards. Combine that with Samsung 850's and it's fast enough for my needs.

[MusicMadness]

I've sold my MacBook Pro and bought Mac Pro instead and it was excellent decision. Pro Tools is working way better as the session I saved once and couldn't play for 5 sec without a 100% CPU spike now runs smoothly with CPU stress ~25% ± 5%, no more spikes. PT demo session that was previously causing 9173 as well now takes 8% - 12%. For everyone struggling with the same problem I honestly recommend Mac Pro. Thank you guys for your help.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by MusicMadness

I've sold my MacBook Pro and bought Mac Pro instead and it was excellent decision. Pro Tools is working way better as the session I saved once and couldn't play for 5 sec without a 100% CPU spike now runs smoothly with CPU stress ~25% ± 5%, no more spikes. PT demo session that was previously causing 9173 as well now takes 8% - 12%. For everyone struggling with the same problem I honestly recommend Mac Pro. Thank you guys for your help.

Greta that the trashcan is working out for you. What's in it spec-wise?

[MusicMadness]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Greta that the trashcan is working out for you. What's in it spec-wise?

6 core, 1tb ssd, d500, 32 gb 3rd party ram

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by MusicMadness

6 core, 1tb ssd, d500, 32 gb 3rd party ram

Looks good and much success with the new machine