The specifications have changed a lot since my last post. I over-clocked it, so it is way faster than before. Also the system disk is now an Intel SSD which makes the system runs considerably faster. I've changed one of the chassis fans -the side one- for a faster one. Just in case over-cloking affects the temperature more than expected. The Gigabyte motherboard really rocks!!! It is very smart for over-clocking matters. Also the Cooler Master chassis has impressed me. It is really 'cool' and silent and most of all, really easy and comfortable to work in.
I decided not to expend an extra penny on external hard drives so installed a 3.5" internal mobile rack (http://www.icydock.com/product/mb671sk-bb.html). It is sort of a drawer that lets you access your internal disk very quick. It is like a cassette player for the computer, but instead of tape, a hard drive. It lets you have a more organized workspace instead of a messy bunch of cables. Is a really practical and cool accessory.
The Awaited Techie Terms…
Storage:
•Internal
-Intel 160GB SSD for the System (Mac OS X 10.6.4 with 64bit Kernel and extensions).
-Hitachi 1TB for project in progress (and Final Cut scratch disks).
-Western Digital 2TB for archive and backup
-Two Western Digital 320GB on RAID 1 (mirroring) for downloads, documents and personal stuff.
-HP lightscribe multi-format DVD burner.
-Universal card reader + 1 USB port.
•External
eSata Convoy XL configured as JBOD holding two 2.5" Fuji HDDs. One with 200GB and the other one 250GB.
eSata Convoy XL Configured as JBOD. This one holds two Seagate 2.5" hybrid drives (ssd-hdd). Each one 500GB.
*The system also supports any esata, firewire 400/800 and usb media.
RAM
4x2GB (total of 8GB) DDR3 1333Mhz
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 @ 3.9Ghz (over-clocked from 2.66).
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512mb with dual DVI (Original Mac Pro card)
Network
1000Gbt Ethernet (Built-in)
USB Wireless N adapter
Asus USB Bluetooth adapter
Here the System Profiler app. detailed information:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3.90 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.95 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.30f3
Serial Number (system): W87234JHYA4
Hardware UUID: E2E2378E-690B-5EF8-9B8E-77AF67506BD4
GeForce 8800 GT:
Chipset Model: GeForce 8800 GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0602
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: xx.xx.xx - internal
Displays:
Cinema Display:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
Bank0/1/A0:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1171 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x0616
Part Number: AVD3U13330902G-2B
Serial Number: 0x00000019
Bank2/3/A1:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1171 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x0616
Part Number: AVD3U13330902G-2B
Serial Number: 0x0000001f
Bank4/5/A2:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1171 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x0616
Part Number: AVD3U13330902G-2B
Serial Number: 0x0000002e
Bank6/7/A3:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1171 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x0616
Part Number: AVD3U13330902G-2B
Serial Number: 0x0000002f
Intel High Definition Audio:
Audio ID: 888
Line Output:
Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack
Speaker:
Connection: Internal
Line Output:
Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack
Line Output:
Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack
External Microphone / iPhone Headset:
Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack
Line Input:
Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack
External Microphone / iPhone Headset:
Connection: 1/8-Inch Jack
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Output:
Connection: Combination Output
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Input:
Connection: Combination Input
SCSI Parallel Domain 0:
Initiator Identifier: 255
SCSI Target Device @ 15:
Manufacturer: FUJITSU
Model: MHY2250BH
Revision: 0081
SCSI Target Identifier: 15
SCSI Device Features:
SCSI Initiator/Target Features:
Peripheral Device Type: 0
SCSI Logical Unit @ 0:
Capacity: 250.06 GB (250,059,350,016 bytes)
Manufacturer: FUJITSU
Model: MHY2250BH
Revision: 0081
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk5
SCSI Logical Unit Identifier: 0
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Volumes:
Convoy 250GB:
Capacity: 249.72 GB (249,715,376,128 bytes)
Available: 177.73 GB (177,733,492,736 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk5s2
Mount Point: /Volumes/Convoy 250GB
SCSI Target Device @ 16:
Manufacturer: FUJITSU
Model: MHY2200BH
Revision: 0081
SCSI Target Identifier: 16
SCSI Device Features:
SCSI Initiator/Target Features:
Peripheral Device Type: 0
SCSI Logical Unit @ 0:
Capacity: 200.05 GB (200,049,647,616 bytes)
Manufacturer: FUJITSU
Model: MHY2200BH
Revision: 0081
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk6
SCSI Logical Unit Identifier: 0
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Volumes:
Convoy 200GB:
Capacity: 199.71 GB (199,705,673,728 bytes)
Available: 199.4 GB (199,403,167,744 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk6s2
Mount Point: /Volumes/Convoy 200GB
SCSI Target Device @ 0:
Manufacturer: LaCie
Model: d2Next-Quadra
Revision: JKAO
SCSI Target Identifier: 0
SCSI Device Features:
SCSI Initiator/Target Features:
Peripheral Device Type: 0
SCSI Logical Unit @ 0:
Capacity: 2 TB (2,000,398,934,016 bytes)
Manufacturer: LaCie
Model: d2Next-Quadra
Revision: JKAO
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk7
SCSI Logical Unit Identifier: 0
Partition Map Type: APM (Apple Partition Map)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Volumes:
Girasol eHD:
Capacity: 2 TB (2,000,264,675,328 bytes)
Available: 1.36 TB (1,362,730,721,280 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk7s3
Mount Point: /Volumes/Girasol eHD
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.4.0
Boot Volume: iJeng Pro System SSD
Boot Mode: Normal
Computer Name: iJeng Pro
User Name: Su-Jeng Sang (sujengsang)
Secure Virtual Memory: Not Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes
Time since boot: 48 minutes
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The xBench Benchmarks…
Results 332.93
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.6.4 (10F569)
Physical RAM 8192 MB
Model MacPro3,1
Drive Type INTEL SSDSA1MH160G1HP
CPU Test 278.96
GCD Loop 460.60 24.28 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 224.44 5.33 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 183.93 6.07 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 439.51 76.53 Mops/sec
Thread Test 910.33
Computation 1526.69 30.93 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 648.51 27.90 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 344.40
System 405.45
Allocate 892.44 3.28 Malloc/sec
Fill 276.88 13462.43 MB/sec
Copy 374.96 7744.66 MB/sec
Stream 299.33
Copy 277.31 5727.72 MB/sec
Scale 287.05 5930.44 MB/sec
Add 319.07 6796.98 MB/sec
Triad 318.55 6814.47 MB/sec
Quartz Graphics Test 328.35
Line 283.66 18.89 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 376.74 112.48 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 320.92 26.16 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 340.31 8.58 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 334.04 20.90 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 236.13
Spinning Squares 236.13 299.54 frames/sec
User Interface Test 482.96
Elements 482.96 2.22 Krefresh/sec
Disk Test 244.63
Sequential 166.28
Uncached Write 114.50 70.30 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 106.04 60.00 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 258.45 75.64 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 494.18 248.37 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 462.66
Uncached Write 707.94 74.94 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 166.44 53.28 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 2987.70 21.17 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 1123.57 208.49 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Any questions or info, feel free to write me!!
sujengsang@gmail.com
