Help! New 27" Imac - Dual Core Or Quad Core For My Needs..., Would the 3.33 Ghz suffice? Options

[uvbnskoold]

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

[tweedmusic]

Hey ..I thought the idea of this forum was to be of benefit to those who seek... can you help with the original question ?

[deaconblue]

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.

[tweedmusic]

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.

[tweedmusic]

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.

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.

[deaconblue]

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.

I guess it was assumed that since the original message stated that uvbnskoold is using their computer to "... compose music using Logic Studio and all included sounds, VSTs and a lot of different libraries (EW/QL samples) with very little live recording." there was no need to delve further. I don't think anyone on this forum takes the stance of "Let me show you how much I know" and instead actually attempt to answer the questions posed as best as possible.

The primary root issue at hand in the original post was "... I'm torn as to processor." All other decisions seemed to have been made based upon the initial post. From reading back over the entire thread, that specific question was specifically addressed with everyone stating "get the quad core if you can afford it". Including your response to the question.

Everyone offers up their time, their energy and their knowledge and opinion to each other, but unless you sit with someone and do a feasibility and ROI analysis there is no other way to provide a rock solid response for someone else's purchase. In the end, via a forum, it is an opinion, only.

peace.