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Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
Hi Guys,
I'm just about to purchase a late 27" 2012 3.4Ghz i7 with 32GB ram to run Pro Tools 12.x and 2018. I wanted to know if they have any inherent faults particularly heating when used intensively (like the 2011 to early 2013 Macbook Pros, one of which I own and had the GPU overheating failure). I've done some research and found out some people having some issues with their 27" iMacs overheating with their usage (not necessarily with Pro Tools or DAWs). Has anyone here having any issues that may be inherent to Apple's aesthetic design? Much Thanks in advance
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iMac 27" Late 2013 3.5Ghz i7 32GB Ram 3TB HDD, 1TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro, Movaje 10.14.6, Pro tools 2021.7, 2021.3 & 2020.12 installed. UAD Apollo 8 Quad & Satellite Quad, Reason 10.4.1 & Reason Suite 11.3.9, Logic Pro X 10.5.1 (need to upgrade to Catalina for LPX10.6), plugins & VI's by practically everyone. G-Tech Mini 1TB HDD, 3 x 1TB Glyph GT050Q, Lacie Rugged 500GB & several assorted drives.....lots & lots of hardware synths & outboard https://soundcloud.com/2b3productions |
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
I have one in an edit suite, running PT10 with Mountain Lion, hooked up to two monitors and a 6T firewire 800 drive . running every day for years.....not a single heating issue.....runs perfect.......hopefully PT12/18 will work the same when i change over, once theres a break in the schedule intensity...sometime next year hahah
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
Hi capt kirk,
Much appreciated for the feedback! I believe Avid changed the graphics resolution of PT from version 11, I think this is why PT sends the fans wild on my Late 2011 MBP (but with Logic Pro X it is silents as a whisper). I wish I could wait until next year when you change over to PT 12 to get your feedback on that experience.....lol Out of curiosity, how do you connect your firewire HD to your iMac as the model I'm looking at only has USB 3 & thunderbolt? Much Thanks
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iMac 27" Late 2013 3.5Ghz i7 32GB Ram 3TB HDD, 1TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro, Movaje 10.14.6, Pro tools 2021.7, 2021.3 & 2020.12 installed. UAD Apollo 8 Quad & Satellite Quad, Reason 10.4.1 & Reason Suite 11.3.9, Logic Pro X 10.5.1 (need to upgrade to Catalina for LPX10.6), plugins & VI's by practically everyone. G-Tech Mini 1TB HDD, 3 x 1TB Glyph GT050Q, Lacie Rugged 500GB & several assorted drives.....lots & lots of hardware synths & outboard https://soundcloud.com/2b3productions |
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
2015 i5 iMac with 32gb ram runs all day every day with PT 2018.1, never had any issues with heat - JUST laggy graphics on the 5k iMac monitor
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
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Much thanks for the feedback.
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iMac 27" Late 2013 3.5Ghz i7 32GB Ram 3TB HDD, 1TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro, Movaje 10.14.6, Pro tools 2021.7, 2021.3 & 2020.12 installed. UAD Apollo 8 Quad & Satellite Quad, Reason 10.4.1 & Reason Suite 11.3.9, Logic Pro X 10.5.1 (need to upgrade to Catalina for LPX10.6), plugins & VI's by practically everyone. G-Tech Mini 1TB HDD, 3 x 1TB Glyph GT050Q, Lacie Rugged 500GB & several assorted drives.....lots & lots of hardware synths & outboard https://soundcloud.com/2b3productions |
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
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It does have one unfortunately, why so? I can boot and run it from my G-Tech external via usb3, but as you say the fusion drive is the death of running PT reliably I would have to have the drive replaced with my Samsung Evo Pro. Much thanks
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iMac 27" Late 2013 3.5Ghz i7 32GB Ram 3TB HDD, 1TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro, Movaje 10.14.6, Pro tools 2021.7, 2021.3 & 2020.12 installed. UAD Apollo 8 Quad & Satellite Quad, Reason 10.4.1 & Reason Suite 11.3.9, Logic Pro X 10.5.1 (need to upgrade to Catalina for LPX10.6), plugins & VI's by practically everyone. G-Tech Mini 1TB HDD, 3 x 1TB Glyph GT050Q, Lacie Rugged 500GB & several assorted drives.....lots & lots of hardware synths & outboard https://soundcloud.com/2b3productions |
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
Fusion drives move data at will between the ssd portion and spinner portion which isn't good for audio work. I'd take the time & effort to split that case open and swap out the Fusion drive for an ssd. You'll be glad you did. And if you want to do it yourself OWC has kits to do the job.
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
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iMac 27" Late 2013 3.5Ghz i7 32GB Ram 3TB HDD, 1TB SSD Samsung 850 Pro, Movaje 10.14.6, Pro tools 2021.7, 2021.3 & 2020.12 installed. UAD Apollo 8 Quad & Satellite Quad, Reason 10.4.1 & Reason Suite 11.3.9, Logic Pro X 10.5.1 (need to upgrade to Catalina for LPX10.6), plugins & VI's by practically everyone. G-Tech Mini 1TB HDD, 3 x 1TB Glyph GT050Q, Lacie Rugged 500GB & several assorted drives.....lots & lots of hardware synths & outboard https://soundcloud.com/2b3productions |
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Re: Issues running PT 12.x and 2018 on Late 2012 i7 iMac 27" 3.4Ghz 32GB Ram
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Keep in mind that a lot of people put their sample libraries (not the sampler program itself like Kontakt) on separate drives from the system drive. You can never have too much space for sample libraries - ask anyone here how they know that one |
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