Apple Previews iMac Pro: The Fastest Mac Ever

[JCMunsonII]

They tried it over 20 years ago, the Apple Bandai Pippin.

Gee, wonder why I don't remember it...

 

[ZDigital2015]

If you are an Apple Final Cut pro user, absolutely.

If they put a Pascal card as a BTO (factory installed) option!, it would see much greater uptake, for CUDA enabled apps.
Well from 0.01% workstation market to 0.1%

Which is why its nice to have x299 chipset support ;-)

Pascal as a BTO option? Uh, no, never going to happen. Apple engineers have tested and tuned their thermal architecture with the Vega 56 and Vega 64 GPU and NVIDIA isn't making it inside another Apple chassis for a good, long time...never say never, but not in this decade and probably not the next. There's a better chance of an Apple designed GPU making it into a Mac than an NVIDIA GPU.

Absolutely, having Skylake-W 1S and Basin Falls (X299) 1S Workstation support should be great for the community. Having NVIDIA finally onboard with Pascal support is also great for those who want a 10x0-series GPU inside their Hackintosh.

For people buying an iMac Pro, they will have the option of buying an eGPU box and running NVIDIA GPUs via a Thunderbolt 3 connection, and while that's not ideal for some, it does provide a decent path.

JCMunsonII said it best in the above post -

What Apple IS doing however, and this is my takeaway from the WWDC, is bidding for the gaming industry - building machines that are capable of creating the assets, etc., for the games - supporting the content creators.

This what Apple is going after with the iMac Pro...the VR content creators and the gaming industry. Suddenly, Apple has seemingly discovered AR/VR and wants to be part of that party. But not for macOS, for iOS devices. AR/VR on the iPad and the iPhone are where they want developers because that's where the money and the market share is. The eGPU support ensures that AR/VR devs can buy an iMac Pro and develop on AMD Vega (horsepower unknown in the real world) and/or test against a multitude of cards and scenarios if they wish (NVIDIA GPUs or AMD GPUs) or add possibly harness multiple eGPUs with 4 separate boxes hooked up via Thunderbolt 3 for rendering. How developers extend the capabilities of the iMac Pro and High Sierra after it's release is going to be very interesting.

In the end, we're all going to benefit from the iMac Pro.

 

[rockjano]

Do you really think it is a good idea to build a very fast computer behind a monitor??? Because I think it is a very bad idea. I don't know what king of great cooling method they invented it will not be enough I am just sure. My 2009 first generation iMac is really overheating as many others...

 

[JCMunsonII]

Do you really think it is a good idea to build a very fast computer behind a monitor??? Because I think it is a very bad idea. I don't know what king of great cooling method they invented it will not be enough I am just sure. My 2009 first generation iMac is really overheating as many others...

It wouldn't be Apple if they didn't push the envelope of design...

 

[rockjano]

It wouldn't be Apple if they didn't push the envelope of design...

Yeah pushing the envelope but I think not to the right direction. This iMac design is basically unserviceable why don't they just build a very nice tower... i7 processor would be enough... very few people need more cores than that...

 

[JCMunsonII]

Yeah pushing the envelope but I think not to the right direction. This iMac design is basically unserviceable why don't they just build a very nice tower... i7 processor would be enough... very few people need more cores than that...

Apple doesn't like to be "like" everyone else. Isn't one of their mottos to "think different"?

I disagree that the all-in-one is a bad design choice. It is a nice way to save space and cut down on a few cables. The cooling characteristics aren't that bad either. So, it is a good choice for people with limited space. The fact it isn't user-serviceable may only be a factor to a very small percentage of people, and if they purchase more than they need at first, the machine shouldn't need adjustment for quite a few years anyway - thus the value is retrieved via longevity.

And, as someone pointed out earlier, many of these will be sold to companies who are able to buy-and-toss as needed, w/o needing to service the machines.

 

[rockjano]

Apple doesn't like to be "like" everyone else. Isn't one of their mottos to "think different"?

I disagree that the all-in-one is a bad design choice. It is a nice way to save space and cut down on a few cables. The cooling characteristics aren't that bad either. So, it is a good choice for people with limited space. The fact it isn't user-serviceable may only be a factor to a very small percentage of people, and if they purchase more than they need at first, the machine shouldn't need adjustment for quite a few years anyway - thus the value is retrieved via longevity.

And, as someone pointed out earlier, many of these will be sold to companies who are able to buy-and-toss as needed, w/o needing to service the machines.

Let me respectfully disagree I dont think it saves space and especially cutting cables. If I take a look behind my iMac I see lot's of cables. Outer Bluray writer, HD for Time Machine (a must) 2 other HD for films (OK that is my mania . USB splitter, CF card reader, charging cable for the phone... etc... Almost every one I saw have the same situation.

If I could put al the HDs into a tower there would be a lot more order on my desk (yes I am about to build a Hackintosh for work )

rockjano

 

[Stork]

IMO, the iMac Pro is a quick, stop gap unit to hold the prosumers until it can release a top of the line Mac Pro in 2018. I believe the iMac Pro will not continue (upgraded/updated) after the new Mac Pro appears on the market.

 

[rockjano]

IMO, the iMac Pro is a quick, stop gap unit to hold the prosumers until it can release a top of the line Mac Pro in 2018. I believe the iMac Pro will not continue (upgraded/updated) after the new Mac Pro appears on the market.

Yeah sure... for 5 grand a pretty expensive stop gap

What will the new Mac Pro have after this???

 

[Stork]

Yeah sure... for 5 grand a pretty expensive stop gap

What will the new Mac Pro have after this???

Well, it's definitely not for you since you're running a H77 based system. However, we have some professional users of Macs/Hackintoshes on this forum, such as BoomR and pastrychef. So, since I'm no longer in the "business", I'll let them pontificate as they have more credibility.