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Hi,
I'm buying a new Mac Pro. But I'm struggling to figure out the best config for my needs.
My main use is hi-res image manipulation and retouching in Photoshop (large layered files - 2gb to 5gb files). A little bit of 3D work also.
Anyway, will I see a big difference between a quad core and an eight core?
Also, will a 2.26GHz Eight core with 16gb RAM be faster than a 2.93GHz Quad Core with 16gb RAM?? (before you correct me , I know apple claims that quad cores only take 8gb RAM but I've read elsewhere that you can install 4 x 4GB Dimms of RAM and it works fine).
Is RAM more important than the processor speed?
Please help, this is all getting very confusing...
Thanks,
Mr hairdo.
I'm buying a new Mac Pro. But I'm struggling to figure out the best config for my needs.
My main use is hi-res image manipulation and retouching in Photoshop (large layered files - 2gb to 5gb files). A little bit of 3D work also.
Anyway, will I see a big difference between a quad core and an eight core?
Also, will a 2.26GHz Eight core with 16gb RAM be faster than a 2.93GHz Quad Core with 16gb RAM?? (before you correct me , I know apple claims that quad cores only take 8gb RAM but I've read elsewhere that you can install 4 x 4GB Dimms of RAM and it works fine).
Is RAM more important than the processor speed?
Please help, this is all getting very confusing...
Thanks,
Mr hairdo.