 Help! New 27" Imac - Dual Core Or Quad Core For My Needs..., Would the 3.33 Ghz suffice? |
 Sat 24 Oct 2009, 17:28
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Hi there community,
I have asked this question of many other people and forums but no one can give me a straight answer. I compose music using Logic Studio and all included sounds, VSTs and a lot of different libraries (EW/QL samples) with very little live recording. I want to upgrade my system (currently using a dual 2.3 Ghz PowerMac G5 with 8 GB of RAM) to one of the new 27" iMacs - definitely going to go 16 GB of RAM and a 2 TB HD, but I'm torn as to processor. I just don't know whether the 3.33 Ghz Dual Core processor will be adequate or I should wait and get one of the Quad Core i7 processors for about $500 more money, but I'd have to wait. For what I do, will the processor make a huge difference? What I've been told is that processor only matters for audio encoding (which I am not really doing a lot of) or video work/rendering... not really applicable to composing with samples using Logic. Any thoughts? Thanks! Uvee |
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Wed 28 Oct 2009, 11:18
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 09-Oct 07 From: Bogangar - AU Member No.: 95,714 |
Hey ..I thought the idea of this forum was to be of benefit to those who seek... can you help with the original question ?
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 Thu 29 Oct 2009, 08:04
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QUOTE (tweedmusic @ Wed 28 Oct 2009, 05:18)  Hey ..I thought the idea of this forum was to be of benefit to those who seek... can you help with the original question ? hey tweedmusic, I thought it was answered a few times in the thread. But there are actually two questions posed: Q: if the 3.33 Ghz Dual Core processor will be adequate? A: Yes. It will Q: [Or] I should wait and get one of the Quad Core i7 processors for about $500 more money? A: If you can wait and scrape up the $500, then wait because the Logic application will take better advantage of all four cores of the processor. Or not. It is a matter of opinion. Mine is, get the quad core. And, yes you are correct. This forum is for those who seek. peace. -------------------- |
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Fri 30 Oct 2009, 06:56
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QUOTE (deaconblue @ Thu 29 Oct 2009, 08:04) QUOTE (tweedmusic @ Wed 28 Oct 2009, 05:18) Hey ..I thought the idea of this forum was to be of benefit to those who seek... can you help with the original question ? hey tweedmusic, I thought it was answered a few times in the thread. But there are actually two questions posed: Q: if the 3.33 Ghz Dual Core processor will be adequate? A: Yes. It will Q: [Or] I should wait and get one of the Quad Core i7 processors for about $500 more money? A: If you can wait and scrape up the $500, then wait because the Logic application will take better advantage of all four cores of the processor. Or not. It is a matter of opinion. Mine is, get the quad core. And, yes you are correct. This forum is for those who seek. peace. |
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Fri 30 Oct 2009, 07:32
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 09-Oct 07 From: Bogangar - AU Member No.: 95,714 |
The Question , the one followed by the question mark..? .is answered , although the information provided was insufficient to provide meaningful advice....although you also agree the quad is the way to go. Maybe you should also ask what this person wants to do , with what and how , and you can even help the ones who are compelled to to tell us how much they know , rather than seeking to understand before being understood ....fellow seeker. QUOTE (tweedmusic @ Fri 30 Oct 2009, 06:56) QUOTE (deaconblue @ Thu 29 Oct 2009, 08:04) QUOTE (tweedmusic @ Wed 28 Oct 2009, 05:18) Hey ..I thought the idea of this forum was to be of benefit to those who seek... can you help with the original question ? hey tweedmusic, I thought it was answered a few times in the thread. But there are actually two questions posed: Q: if the 3.33 Ghz Dual Core processor will be adequate? A: Yes. It will Q: [Or] I should wait and get one of the Quad Core i7 processors for about $500 more money? A: If you can wait and scrape up the $500, then wait because the Logic application will take better advantage of all four cores of the processor. Or not. It is a matter of opinion. Mine is, get the quad core. And, yes you are correct. This forum is for those who seek. peace. |
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uvbnskoold Help! New 27" Imac - Dual Core Or Quad Core For My Needs... Sat 24 Oct 2009, 17:28
kayj_prod Whew! If you're going for 16 gb of RAM
th... Sun 25 Oct 2009, 08:39 ironhead well as long as logic is going to make use up the... Sun 25 Oct 2009, 09:24 lunar 1 QUOTE (uvbnskoold @ Sat 24 Oct 2009, 09:2... Sun 25 Oct 2009, 09:31 tweedmusic Hi There,
I would advise getting the Quad Core to ... Mon 26 Oct 2009, 08:34 houstonmusic well, no straight answers here, and you won't ... Mon 26 Oct 2009, 16:49
lunar 1 QUOTE (houstonmusic @ Mon 26 Oct 2009, 08... Tue 27 Oct 2009, 09:44 lepetitmartien On a practical way, if you see that your actual us... Tue 27 Oct 2009, 11:47 deaconblue QUOTE (tweedmusic @ Fri 30 Oct 2009, 01:3... Sat 31 Oct 2009, 06:01 lepetitmartien Mind that for now the iMac 27" has a CPU leak... Thu 5 Nov 2009, 04:00 SadPandas Hey guys, we have always said since the "shou... Wed 2 Jun 2010, 02:38 |
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