12-12-2011, 03:56 AM
I just spent $160 on a pair of Quad-core Xeons (8 cores total) on my Mac Pro 1,1 on ebay. Haven't installed them yet, but should get around to it in the next couple of weeks. MacArtist and bazookaman have done this, too, but I know they have felt like it was worth it.
I only mention it because it would be an easy way for you to get to 8-core performance without changing machines or spending buku bucks. I don't know how close you'd get in terms of pure performance to the i7's, but it would be a significant upgrade.
I only mention it because it would be an easy way for you to get to 8-core performance without changing machines or spending buku bucks. I don't know how close you'd get in terms of pure performance to the i7's, but it would be a significant upgrade.