Mac Quad Core

[Anonymous]

I know that Windows ArchiCAD isn't optimized for 64 bit computing, nor is it set up to use a dual processor, but does the same apply to Tiger? Would the quad core processing be a waste of time?

[Anonymous]

What's the price tag on one of those rigs gonna be?

Ouch......Just the name sounds pricey.

ok...I saw it on the Apple site : $ 3,299.00

[TomWaltz]

Any word on this?

I suddenly find myself needing a new machine, and would REALLY like one if the performance improvement in Archicad (and Lightworks) is there.

[Eduardo Rolon]

average benchmarks peg it @ 75% faster than the dual 2.5 that I bought 10 months ago and only $300 more

[TomWaltz]

I saw the benchmarks, I'm looking for someone who actually has used it with Archicad.

Photohop and Unreal Tournament are exciting, but ultimatelty not directly relavant. What I really want to know is whether Lightworks can use all 4 processors or if it is limited to two.

[Aaron Bourgoin]

I know that Windows ArchiCAD isn't optimized for 64 bit computing

AC9 Build 2172 will recognize more than 2 GB of Ram (i.e. 4Gb) on Windows boxes running the 64-Bit version of Windows. It requires a 64-bit version of the WIBU driver. The Amyuni Print driver won't run on 64-bit systems - so there's a catch.

[TomWaltz]

From Graphisoft:

LightWorks will use all 4 processors. However, do not expect rendering
times to be divided by 4 compared to a single processor. Photo rendering
has 3 stages: creating 3D model, converting model to LightWorks format,
then rendering. Only the 3rd stage is multithreaded.

[Djordje]

Aaron wrote:

I know that Windows ArchiCAD isn't optimized for 64 bit computing

AC9 Build 2172 will recognize more than 2 GB of Ram (i.e. 4Gb) on Windows boxes running the 64-Bit version of Windows. It requires a 64-bit version of the WIBU driver. The Amyuni Print driver won't run on 64-bit systems - so there's a catch.

So GS should get rid of Amyuni and find someone else, right? Maybe even Adobe ... or should not Microsoft do that at last, as Apple did, so that PDF - the de facto electronic paper standard - is included in the OS?