2006 Mac Pro is showing its age. Its had every upgrade imaginable over the years and its just time to move on to a newer box.
I could go get a trashcan, but I honestly don't like the form factor - and seriously don't need the GPU's.
I'm into relatively heavy server & virtualization workloads.
Current Setup:
2x Xeon 5365 (4[single]core)@ 3Ghz
32GB RAM
4x 2TB HDD
120GB SSD
ATI 5770
Drive cage with 4x 1-4TB drives
4x 1GB Nic
Todays Needs:
12+ CPU cores @ 3+ Ghz
32+ GB RAM (use about 30GB normally)
RAID 5
6 1GB Nics
lots of high capacity HDD's
Nice to haves:
Wireless AC
Bluetooth (support for continuity)
Maybe be able to run a couple games every now and then.
I'm experiencing performance issues big time in the SATA bus speed department - CPU's prone to pegging 100% when multiple VM's start doing heavy work. Watching HD youtube video with more than 2 windows open? NOPE!
Can I get a LGA2011 platform and ensure compatibility with OS X 10.10+? While all my VMs are Linux & Windows Servers, I prefer OS X for my desktop / workspace environment.
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