New Mac Pro announced

RHochstenbach

RHochstenbach

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Apple has announced a new Mac Pro. It's their high-end productive machine. It will be available starting from August 2010. It can be purchased as a 4-core, 8-core or 12-core setup (12-core combines both).

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It has the following specifications, according to Apple:

CPU (8 core version)
2x Intel Xeon E5620 “Westmere” 2.4 GHz
12 MB L3 Cache for each CPU
Up to 2.66 Ghz
Hyper-Threading for 16 virtual cores

CPU (quad-core version)
Intel Xeon W3530 “Nehalem” 2.8 GHz
8 MB L3 Cache
Up to 3.06 GHz
Hyper-Threading for 8 virtual cores

Integrated memory Controller
128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine
64-bit data paths and registers

Graphics
  • ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 memory, PCI-Express 2.0, 2x Mini DisplayPort, 1x dual-link DVI.
  • ATI Radeon HD 5870 1 GB GDDR5 memory, PCI-Express 2.0, 2x Mini DisplayPort, 1x dual-link DVI.
Option for two HD 5770 cards
Up to six displays can be connected
Resolution up to 2560x1600

RAM (8/12 core setup)
  • For 2.4 GHz systems: 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
  • For 2.66 GHz and 2.93 GHz systems: 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
8 memory slots (4 per CPU) up to 32 GB using 1GB, 2 GB or 4GB DIMMs

RAM (quad-core setup)
  • For 2.8 GHz and 3.2 GHz systems: 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
  • For 3.33 GHz systems: 1333MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
4 memory slots up to 16 GB supporting 1GB, 2 GB and 4 GB DIMMS

Storage
Up to 8 TB of stoage. Using either or both:

  • 1 TB or 2 TB hard drives, SATA 3Gbit/s, 7200 rpm, 32 MB cache
  • 512 GB SSD drives, SATA 3Gbit/s
Optional RAID card with 512 MB cache and 72 hour battery backup

Optical
One or two 18x SuperDrives

Connections
4 FireWire 800 ports (2 front, 2 rear)
5 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 3 rear)
Front-Panel audio and internal speaker
Digital input/output TOSLINK ports
Analog stereo line-level input/output
Multichannel audio through Mini DisplayPort

Communications
Built-in WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
Two Gibabit ethernet ports

PCI Express
One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
Two PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots

All slots support 16-lane cards.

300W combined maximum output

Pricing
Quad-Core starting at $2499
8 core starting at $3499
12 core starting at $4999
 
dam, every year the Mac Pro prices have gone up since I bought mine, anyway considering selling my Mac Pro to get the 27" iMac.
 
THe only reason why I don't want an iMac is because I need to crawl over my desk to press the power button on the back of the screen. But they're getting more expensive all the time, especially the new Mac Mini.
 
The price is pretty much explainable. Apple is doing a great job on the upgrades, I could not complain. I like the iMacs that came out too. The thing is, you can only get the the i5s and i7s on the 27" screen.
 
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