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To: Echo Talon
So... make sure If you get a Mac Pro that you have at least 4 memory modules in it...

That's because the system is fully 64bit... with a 256 bit wide bus. Each of the cores can have full access to a segment of memory.

21 posted on 09/14/2006 12:57:40 AM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Swordmaker
This is without Monitor or extra Software... OUCH..



22 posted on 09/14/2006 1:01:22 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Swordmaker
its because they are using a server motherboard with the Intel 5000X chipset

from the conclusion page, and something Apple should consider.

It is still worth noting that if Apple were to release a Core 2 (Conroe/Kentsfield) based Mac similar to the Mac Pro, it could end up outperforming the Mac Pro by being able to use regular DDR2 memory. The Intel 5000X chipset and its FB-DIMM memory are really designed for multi-user server and high end workstation workloads, where large amounts of simultaneous reads/writes are able to mask much of the latency penalty of FB-DIMMs. The problem is that the Mac Pro is the only high end desktop Apple offers without an integrated display, so inevitably it's going to attract a lot of users whose usage models aren't best serviced by the Intel 5000X chipset.

25 posted on 09/14/2006 1:08:11 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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