Heu... actually im with you... as for the 6 cores thing, its just that AE will crash if you render using the full 8 cores, even with tons of memory. There is a fix fro that... someone have make a script to force AE to use only 6 cores of the 8. Maybe CS4 fixed that, I dont know.
Buying a 3500$ 8 cores computer for for AE is overkill right now as AE multi-processing implementation is quite crappy. A 1500$ i7 quad will do just as well.
Im only talking for AE because 3D apps of course will use the full 8 cores capability.
Funny because the G4 and G5 where so behind the time in term of performance... The MacPro just took the Intel cpu wich was already available for PC since ever.
Adobe After Effects crash on more than 6 cpu and benchmark prove it work faster on windows. Also the multi-cores rendering is a gimmick because the bottleneck is the ram and hard drive especially for HD content. You work slower if you use the multi-processing. Before make a preview your computer need to save the scene for each different cpu. Most people I know uncheck multi-processor when working.
FCP I dont know really...
For adobe products, choose higher Ghz over more cores. A 3ghz dual-core will work faster than a 2.4ghz quad.
3D softwares of course are different. The GUI will be faster with more Ghz (especially simulation and IK) but more cores is always good for rendering. Ray Tracing is totally different than what AE or FCP use.
Adobe = Dual-core will do the job just fine, 3D = The more cores the best!!
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