Now you guys have me hankering to soup up my Minis... (G5 and 2.4 Duo) -MMM-
On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have the processors but haven't gotten around to doing the upgrade. the >>> MacPro is so much faster than my old B&W or MDD I don't really feel a >>> strong need to boost performance much. >>> >> > I guess you skipped the G5 then? They worked pretty well, too, > but the MP seems to be eating its lunch. > > I was able to get a pair of 5365(?) processors as working pulls on eBay a >> couple of years ago for around $60-$75 for the pair. They need to be SLAEG >> versions as I recall. >> > > I hope it's SLAED, because that's what I bought. 5365 SLAED is 3.0GHz, > 5355 SLAEG is 2.66GHz, both are quads. > > The only thing I use where performance is an issue is DxO Optics Pro, > which likes its CPU, yum yum yum. One run on the 2-core MBP laptop was > 7-8 hours. I have high hopes for the faster 8-core MP in its place. > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
