Worth replacing 2008 Mac Pro for upgraded 2010 Mac Pro?

[arche3]

Originally Posted by basslik

I'm also curious, currently have (2) 32gigs on each tray, which is not triple channel. ?, thank you all

Add 2 more sticks. For triple channel.

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[JFreak]

Originally Posted by arche3

Does it actually help the CPU in protools? Has anyone actually tested this?

Of course it helps, CPU is the #1 resource PT is using. Whatever you do you want to process without delays, and because memory is like a warehouse between factory and customer you want to use it as little as possible and when needed turnaround on warehouse should be as fast as possible.

If the CPU is idling because it waits for stuff from memory, you essentially lose processing power, which is why triple channel (or whatever is the fastest possible way of using memory) is a good idea.

[LDS]

Meh. I think it is entirely dependant on what you are trying to do, and what you actually have in your system. 64gig seems to be the magic number for me. Reducing the ram to 6x8gig sticks (48gig) does mean 2000+ additional points in a geekbench score but Pro Tools and OSX runs noticeably worse. I reckon the priority should be first and foremost having enough ram to do what you need to do, and that should include the ability to load a whole lot of stuff into the disk cache in Pro Tools, plus whatever VIs if you are still pulling data from USB2, SATA II HDDs or Firewire.

Give it a spin running it both ways and see how it pans out.

[arche3]

Think I will eventually try the triple channel route and see what is up. Ive read it so many times I'm super curious.

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[basslik]

Originally Posted by LDS

Meh. I think it is entirely dependant on what you are trying to do, and what you actually have in your system. 64gig seems to be the magic number for me. Reducing the ram to 6x8gig sticks (48gig) does mean 2000+ additional points in a geekbench score but Pro Tools and OSX runs noticeably worse. I reckon the priority should be first and foremost having enough ram to do what you need to do, and that should include the ability to load a whole lot of stuff into the disk cache in Pro Tools, plus whatever VIs if you are still pulling data from USB2, SATA II HDDs or Firewire.

Give it a spin running it both ways and see how it pans out.

That's very interesting ?
64 the magic number in triple channels seems to be the general consensus.


In my case I'm running dual channel with 4x16gig sticks, but not triple. Should I stay there, or get two more sticks 2x16gig, which would make it 48 on each tray, and a total of 96 ?

[LDS]

Originally Posted by basslik

That's very interesting ?
64 the magic number in triple channels seems to be the general consensus.


In my case I'm running dual channel with 4x16gig sticks, but not triple. Should I stay there, or get two more sticks 2x16gig, which would make it 48 on each tray, and a total of 96 ?

It's hard to say, really. I'm not sure I really even use my Mac Pro in it's current form for anywhere near 100% of it's capacity. Whether adding more ram will be beneficial to you is anyone's guess. In either case, throwing in the extra 2x16gig would give you the peace of mind that you probably have spec'ed out your machine to the absolute maximum performance.

[basslik]

Originally Posted by LDS

It's hard to say, really. I'm not sure I really even use my Mac Pro in it's current form for anywhere near 100% of it's capacity. Whether adding more ram will be beneficial to you is anyone's guess. In either case, throwing in the extra 2x16gig would give you the peace of mind that you probably have spec'ed out your machine to the absolute maximum performance.

I definitely wouldn't see an improvement anyhow, since I'm still on PT9. 32bit. Man I need to just make the jump to 2019,

Or 18 if that is still available ?