Re: Updating from DP 7 to DP 10 on a new computer
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:52 pm
HC, I'm truly _very glad_ you didn't experience the crappy performance I did. My machine was definitely a flashed 4,1 with updated processors so that could have been the issue. All was fine until 10 on Mojave. I tried so many different tweaks and DP10 was a dog. To compound my frustration I'd look at the CPU performance in activity monitor and it didn't seem to be working too hard as none of the processors were anywhere near maxed. I called MOTU and even emailed them a project and the support person told me I was asking a lot of the old machine after seeing my plugin load. Long live hackintoshes.HCMarkus wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:38 am
With all respect, not my experience. See my sig below. DP10.13 under Mojave is working great! I do a lot of work with VIs, and am really enjoying the performance I'm getting.
I actually saw tremendous improvement in screen redraws with my Gigabyte RX460 GPU when I moved from Sierra to Mojave. (I skipped High Sierra; running the RX460 under Sierra required a DV to HDMI converter to get 4k 60Hz to monitor. Drivers improved a lot in Mojave.)
But yes, phaser74, the 5,1 should be pretty darn awesome compared to your 1,1. And, if you have a spare drive available, you can compare performance under different versions of macOS. Maybe High Sierra will be better than Mojave...
One other thing: Unless it's being sold as a 2009, make sure that 5,1 with a W5690 or X5690 is not a 2009 4,1 that has been flashed to 5,1 status. No Mac Pro shipped with the 5690 CPU as a stock item. Functionally, no difference between years, but a 2009 has components (capacitors!) that are a year or more older than those in a 2010 or 2012. You should pay less for a 2009.
