[Mihai]

Does anybody know where to find 2GB fully buffered ram for the new 51xx Xeons? They need ddr2 fb dimms....

[thomas lacroix]

apple

[Mihai]

If somebody knows, is there such a thing as fb-dimms which are also registered? I've seen fbdimms with ecc, but not registered. Does it have to be registered ram for the Intels 51xx?

[thomas lacroix]

wasnt kidding...
Mac Pro > Technical Specs
Technical Specifications
Processing
Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors

and for the ram

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/W ... m=279CD75F

[Mihai]

oh, I see Thanks, starting to look interesting.....

[thomas lacroix]

it 'll be frt more interesting when we will know more about the vertue of virtualization and the ability to run any system on those machine

[Mihai]

One possible issue with the Apple machine, I might be tempted to get the 2.0ghz cpu's until their price drops, and later switch them to the 2.66 or 3ghz. Is that possible with the Apple machine?

Would it be possible to buy the ram from another source and change it yourself?

As I understood it, you can simply install Win64 on these Macs, no need for any virtualisation software?

[b-kandor]

Mihai,

Try posting something at http://www.hardforum.com. There are some very knowledgeable people there. Very very very knowledgeable if you know what I mean

[Joedex]

Mihai, the following article is a bit on the long side.... but it might give you some more insite into the new Mac Pro's.... http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macpro.ars

[Mihai]

Thanks all Will take a look.

[deadalvs]

i don't think win64 will work !

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[Tora_2097]

Yo Mihai,

There is no such thing like Register or ECC for FB Dimms. Fully buffered (FB) Dimms is the successor of ECC and registered RAM , is only available in DDR2 format (later DDR3) and includes an advanced memory buffer (AMB) onchip which replaces all ECC stuff. It is btw for the first time possible to do simultaniously read and write actions on a system equiped with 2 Dimms per channel increasing your memory bandwith by a factor of 2.

Regards,

Benjamin

[Mihai]

Thanks Tora, this Mac Pro is starting to look good If you don't buy the ram from them, the price is about the same as if you built your own PC box.

deadalvs, why do you think Win64 would not run on it?

[deadalvs]

because all the drivers apple wrote are (i think) just for win xp and not 64 bit. i also think that apple have a lot better memory access so they are do not need 64 bit at the moment.

i can not tell if this is true, just know it from my brother which knows apple hardware and all the software stuff VERY good.
(plus he's sick of hearing me speaking about rendering all the time... )

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[deadalvs]

are there any dual dual systems cheaper than the mac pro?

how much?

don't ask me how much i'd like to have one of these mac pros, but they're just tooooo expensive! damn.

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deadalvs