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Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4???
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I'm planning to get MBox 2 Pro and I have a MacPro (2008) with 8 cores. I want to know if the issue of using only 3 processors will be (or planning to be) fixed with PT 7,4? Cause it would really suck to be limited to 3 processors when I paid 3K for a computer that has 8 processors inside... Please let me know... |
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Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4
Can someone from Digi please confirm with me?
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Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4
I'm not from Digi, but as you probably know from their site the early '08 Mac Pro "Harpertown" model is still "in testing". I can tell you that from 1 - 8, declaring only 2 processors on my system gets me the best performance. I think there are some posts here with people using other Digi hardware with this model - so maybe check around to see if there's a better option for you than Mbpx 2 Pro, unless you want to wait for Digi to test it with this model and their Leopard upgrade.
I did some testing, and I am not at all disappointed with the performance using only 2 processors. But yes, it does seem a waste of the other 6, especially if your main reason for buying the Mac Pro is to run PT. You want to take full advantage of it of course. I already had the Mbox 2 Pro when I bought the Mac Pro, so I had similar reservations- but I'm not regretting it. If you;re interested see this thread Hopefully you'll get some other opinions from more computer-savvy people who can explain this limitation. And others who are using different hardware utilizing all 8 processors.
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Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4
Hello
Thanks for the reply. I do know that the Harpertown in under testing for PT right now. I'm running Digi002R with 2 CPU without any problems. But I would be selling my Digi002R soon and get a MBox Pro. That's why I want to know if the processor issue would be or planning to be resolved in PT 7,4. Because I don't want to spend extra money and get Digi003R to fully utilize my 8 cores. the MBox Pro suites me very well. Hope to hear form Digi soon. |
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Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4
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Actually, I think it would be PT 7.5? Digi?
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Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4
Can anyone please help?
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Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4
I have this same setup and like djcream have discovered using 2 processors is what works best for overall stability at the moment - still awesome performance, btw.
Since Leopard compatibility and the 2008 mac pros are not certified yet, it's a gamble to use this combo, but I'm reasonably certain they will both eventually be certified and 8 cores will be fully usable. The certification process usually takes a few months though so buyer/user beware. I'm using this combo everyday for tracking/mixing audio with no problems whatsoever. However, I'm not using any plugs, but digi and altiverb - no sample players et al, no midi, no sync etc. YMMV.
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