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How to spend my $$?
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<blockquote data-quote="jimmymalibu" data-source="post: 91671"><p>I am biting the bullet and buying a G5 (switching from PC). I have a limited budget (who doesn't), so question is, how to allocate that last $500-1000?</p><p>I will be using it for video and some audio work. Editing with Final Cut 4 and playing with Motion, (and one day Shake).</p><p>I am trying to decide between dual 1.8, 2, and 2.5, 1mg ram vs. 2, or 3mg, or high-end video card.</p><p>I am open to reliable 3rd party stuff for ram or video cards.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone know an optimal configuration, bang for buck, to reduce bottlenecks?</p><p></p><p>(I am posting 2nd thread re: cinema displays, 20" vs. 30" - and 30" requires the the NVIDIA 6800 Ultra - can this be got elsewhere for less?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimmymalibu, post: 91671"] I am biting the bullet and buying a G5 (switching from PC). I have a limited budget (who doesn't), so question is, how to allocate that last $500-1000? I will be using it for video and some audio work. Editing with Final Cut 4 and playing with Motion, (and one day Shake). I am trying to decide between dual 1.8, 2, and 2.5, 1mg ram vs. 2, or 3mg, or high-end video card. I am open to reliable 3rd party stuff for ram or video cards. Does anyone know an optimal configuration, bang for buck, to reduce bottlenecks? (I am posting 2nd thread re: cinema displays, 20" vs. 30" - and 30" requires the the NVIDIA 6800 Ultra - can this be got elsewhere for less?) [/QUOTE]
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