Y'all - We are currently contemplating the purchase of a couple of
Mac Pros. Apple has three graphics cards available. Initially, I was
leaning towards the ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB, but read a lot of
horror stories about that card overheating when taxed. I was
wondering if anyone had such a setup and how it fares regarding
general crystallographic work, i.e., running Coot, O, Pymol, etc.
Would the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT be a better choice? I don't think
we'll be going for the NVIDIA Quattro FX 4500. Also, I would
appreciate it very much if anyone is willing to share their
experience with other graphics cards, or to discuss whether it is
worth getting an 8-core machine as opposed to a 4-core. Thanks so
much. Best - MM
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Mischa Machius, PhD
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.; ND10.214A
Dallas, TX 75390-8816; U.S.A.
Tel: +1 214 645 6381
Fax: +1 214 645 6353
