Right when the new mac pros came out, I was torn between buying or buying some of the end of life previous versions. I decided on the EOLs instead. I was torn because I thought the 4870 was going to be a nice card. What I am realizing now is that it's not all its cracked up to be. Almost all of my rental machines are previous generation with 8800s in them and I have to say I think I'm happy with having many of the same than having gotten new versions.

I have a new MP with a 4870 coming in next week. I am thinking at this point I'll keep it in the studio doing final cut and after effects. nVidia was supposed to have a brand new Quadro for the new MP. We'll see how that is, I' thinking it might be nice to try if it ever comes.

I realize the point of this thread was SSD PCIe but honestly, I'm running consistently with 4 layers of HD 30fps and honestly will never really need more than 6 on a dual output.