Recommend best upgrades for mac pro 5.1 2012

Yes and no You should see a small improvement because the newer architecture is more efficient per clock cycle so even though the GHz is lower, it will be slightly faster. It was fairly painless following the guides. I don't do much video anymore so this was perfect for my needs. I was going to buy pretty much the setup described above (MacPro 5,1, 3.46GHz upgrade,В graphics card upgrade) but decided against it and just built a Hackintosh for less money and more speed (but less cores 4 4.6Ghz OC (equivalent to about 6.5 GHz) vs 12 3.46GHz). Then you'll get a decentВ GHz boost as well 12В vs 8 cores (although tests say that there is a diminishing return after 6 cores). If you do getВ the newer 5,1 machine, my suggestion is to swap out the processors for X5690s (3.46 GHz parts, about $150-200 ea on eBay). That could make things smoother and feel much faster for the develop module parts that support GPU acceleration. The big IF is whether the 5770 card works with LR 6's GPU support. Lightroom will probably not feel much different as the relative speed improvement isn't big and LR is GHz driven.

More memory will help with PS, IFFВ you're running out of memory with your currents setup. Will I see a major improvement in Photoshop and Lightroom? I have a Mac Pro 3.1,8 core 2.8 Ghz, with 22 GB Ram, Ati Radeon 2600 XT, and have a chance to buy a Mac Pro 5.1, 8 core 2.4 Ghz, with 32GB Ram, Ati Radeon 5770.

Recommend best upgrades for mac pro 5.1 2012