Whats the best Mac Hardware for Logic?

Question

I'd appreciate input:
I'm going to upgrade my Mac system. Is a Quad G5, 2.3 GHZ worth the money? Or can I get just as much Logic bang for my buck with a dual G5 2 GHZ, as long as I have plenty of RAM. Wehat is the ideal amount of RAM to have (OK - I know, as much as I can get, but how much RAM do I need to be able to handle a moderate to large amount of tracks/ plug-ins etc.)
What would YOU reccomend?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Is there anyone out there using Logic on a quad?
there is, i am sure they will reply here with their experiences.
by way of measuring what you can do, i am still on a G4 1 Ghz DP (state of the art when i got it) and i can manage pretty big orchestral lay-ups with a lot of plug-ins and audio tracks. i rarely have to freeze, but i do try to work efficiently and i am beginning to feel hedged by lack of CPU headroom. lack of memory too - undo histories have been...welll...my undoing.
that said, my lay-ups are as big as i want them and i am only just feeling the squeeze. i would have said you would have to work really hard to get a new G5 to its limit. a quad is overkill unless you want to go down the massive library road (ie EQLSO which would still recommend that you networked FOUR computers even if they were the fastest).