funwithstuff wrote:Well, I have a Mac Pro, and the built-in support in 10.8 for PC Nvidia cards makes upgrading a lot easier than it's been in the past. Still, it's about $350 for an EVGA GTX570, or $200ish for an older GTX285 Mac Edition on eBay. Not bad, but for a program I wasn't planning on using much (mostly ProRes shooting and FCP X editing) it's an unpleasant surprise.
I hear you. I've been using resolve for less than a year now but i've come to rely on it so much i ended up building a computer based around the needs of it (and other apps i use while i was at it). Wasn't planning on that but here i am. Haha. 10.8 is gonna be great for hackintosh for that reason too although i wont upgrade until every app i use is very stable on it.
A couple of advantages to the hackintosh path is not just being able to upgrade graphics, but any component i choose. Motherboard, CPU, etc. That, and i spent about the same as the cost of my spec'd out iMac but with the performance of a MUCH more expensive Mac Pro. One downside is the 'support' is really just yourself. That one downside can be THE deciding factor for a business or someone not comfortable with that.
So much thread derailing but i guess that's the nature of forums.