Cycling 74 » Topic: Processor speed and MAX (2.66ghz vs 2.93ghz) http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:14:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-42046 <![CDATA[Processor speed and MAX (2.66ghz vs 2.93ghz)]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-42046 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:57:08 +0000 fuzzbucketz Hi there,

I am about to buy a new Macbook pro (the 17inch) for use with programs like Logic, Reaktor, kontakt and Max/MSP/Jitter. I know everyone always talks about Ram being the important thing. My question is how important is the processor speed. It’s $300 to upgrade from 2.66ghz to 2.93ghz. I’m new to Max and not sure if this would make a different for a program like Max, or Reaktor.

Thanks

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150229 <![CDATA[Re: Processor speed and MAX (2.66ghz vs 2.93ghz)]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150229 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:07:04 +0000 davydka It’s a very slight speed boost. Save your $300 for a rainy day.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150230 <![CDATA[Re: Processor speed and MAX (2.66ghz vs 2.93ghz)]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150230 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:08:24 +0000 dopethatwantscash@yahoo.com It depends how important $300 is to you. It probably won’t make a difference, but if it does you’ll be very glad you did it. I prefer to buy computers frequently, rather than buy nice computers infrequently. Of course that means I’m not being as kind to the environment — computers are very resource-intensive products. So in other words flip a coin.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150231 <![CDATA[Re: Processor speed and MAX (2.66ghz vs 2.93ghz)]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150231 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:23:59 +0000 Wetterberg As a general rule I recommend to never buy the absolutely fastest cpu,
etc, simply because there’s an extreme premium associated with it.

Get the second- or third-fastest machine instead, its price is more
reasonable.

Andreas.

fuzzbucketz skrev:
> Hi there,
>
> I am about to buy a new Macbook pro (the 17inch) for use with programs like Logic, Reaktor, kontakt and Max/MSP/Jitter. I know everyone always talks about Ram being the important thing. My question is how important is the processor speed. It’s $300 to upgrade from 2.66ghz to 2.93ghz. I’m new to Max and not sure if this would make a different for a program like Max, or Reaktor.
>
> Thanks
>

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150232 <![CDATA[Re: Processor speed and MAX (2.66ghz vs 2.93ghz)]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/processor-speed-and-max-2-66ghz-vs-2-93ghz/#post-150232 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:52:37 +0000 seejayjames Quote: Wetterberg wrote on Sun, 01 February 2009 14:23
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> As a general rule I recommend to never buy the absolutely fastest cpu,
> etc, simply because there’s an extreme premium associated with it.
>
> Get the second- or third-fastest machine instead, its price is more
> reasonable.
>
> Andreas.
>
>

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I’d second that. The premium with the latest processor and associated fast depreciation of its value is kind of nuts. Going a step down could cut your cost by a lot and be barely noticeable speed-wise. OTOH having dual-core versus single (if they even still make them) or quad-core seems to be well worth it, not just for Max but for general use and speediness. RAM and HD speed are also big factors and often create the bottlenecks in performance, not just the processor.

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