Which CPU does your Mac have?
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Cheetah 3D works much faster with Intel Core 2 Duo compared to a G4. What are the advantages of this new Snow Lion compared to Snow Leopard? I usually hesitate to upgrade to every new OS unless it's absolutely necessary for a program like Cheetah3D for example, which was the main reason I upgraded from the G4, which couldn't be made to upgrade much faster than it was.
Martin
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I think it's just "Lion" and not "Snow Lion":wink: Feature wise I don't think there is a real need to upgrade immediately.
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Martin
Thanks Martin. I didn't realize I was typing snow lion. Good to hear the Lion isn't leaps and bounds ahead of Snow Leopard, which is very nice so far, especially with Cheetah 3D. Though I didn't mind Tiger's set up either.
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Maybe not how do you find out?
LAB618
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This website:
http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/
My MacBook is an early model and the G5 has a much better graphics card.
Cheers
Steve
Martin
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Hi Steve,
I wouldn't be surprised if your MacBook beats your G5 when it comes to rendering performance. At least if you have a Core 2 Duo or better.
Bye
Martin
type system_profiler at the command prompt (Terminal) it doesnt seem to be listed as part of the System Profiler.
system_profiler | more will allow you to scroll through the system details a page at a time.
system_profiler | grep 'Processor Name:' should just display the name
I get a few warnings about the command being deprecated, but the last line is the processor.
system_profiler | more will allow you to scroll through the system details a page at a time.
system_profiler | grep 'Processor Name:' should just display the name
I get a few warnings about the command being deprecated, but the last line is the processor.
LAB618
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It is a Core 2 Duo but just had a quick render battle and there isn't much between them. Two of the four renders were less than half a second difference and the other two were a few seconds difference.
The problem I have is that whatever machine I use as my primary needs to be able to handle FCS, After Effects, CS3 and a few others on a regular basis and as much as I love it my MacBook isn't it. I'll just have to keep saving.
CpH
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It is a Core 2 Duo but just had a quick render battle and there isn't much between them. Two of the four renders were less than half a second difference and the other two were a few seconds difference.
The problem I have is that whatever machine I use as my primary needs to be able to handle FCS, After Effects, CS3 and a few others on a regular basis and as much as I love it my MacBook isn't it. I'll just have to keep saving.
I maxed out my Late 2006 Mac Mini on the cheap, over the past years:
Intel Core2Duo M{SL9SD}T7600 = 125.00
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD = 181.99
HyperVelocity 2GB Ram Kit = 79.00
Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n = 15.00
Apple AirPort Extreme Add'l Antenna (x2) = 5.00
All Shipping was free from various vendors.
Those bench marking utilities out there don't do this thing any justice because nothing seems to slow it down in its feel & navigation (Yeah I managed to slow it down running a GFX Card intensive game or MailMerge processing thousands of addresses but just the App that's performing the task, the Intel GMA950 now plays streams HD Movies without a skip...I can still continue working in other apps without feeling the lag in other background task that's going on). I love my Mac Mini so much more now compared to the first day I got it, this thing is so quick & responsive, I actually prefer to work on it now over my much younger & beefier Macs at work! I'd highly recommend to anyone that's considering upgrading an older Mac to get a Solid State Drive with NCQ support built-in it'll make a world of difference in the quickness, snappiness, speed of OSX or whatever you want to call it.
Regards,
Carlton
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Hello Martin. I had deleted the cookies on my Mac and forgotten my login, so I was unable to respond to the poll until now. I still use a 1.67 GHz PowerBook G4 PPC with 10.5.8. I realize this means I am a dying breed, and support will likely be dropped for the PPC. Still love Cheetah 3D. Stellar programmer and excellent product. Thank you.
Ron
Hello Martin. I had deleted the cookies on my Mac and forgotten my login, so I was unable to respond to the poll until now. I still use a 1.67 GHz PowerBook G4 PPC with 10.5.8. I realize this means I am a dying breed, and support will likely be dropped for the PPC. Still love Cheetah 3D. Stellar programmer and excellent product. Thank you.
Ron