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That list is very different from what's in the Mac Pro. 1) You've picked an i7. The Mac Pro uses a Xeon. They're way more expensive. 2) The Mac Pro has ECC RAM
by atonse 13y ago
That list is very different from what's in the Mac Pro.
1) You've picked an i7. The Mac Pro uses a Xeon. They're way more expensive.
2) The Mac Pro has ECC RAM which is more expensive.
3) You picked one video card, and it's probably a gamers card (not a GP-GPU like the FirePros, again, MUCH cheaper)
4) OCZ SSDs which have dodgy reliability and are SATA, not PCI-E
5) No Thunderbolt controllers
6) A 750-watt power supply - The mac pro gets by with 450w.
If you assemble a list of parts that are actually similar to what's in the Mac Pro, you'd probably end up closer to $5,400.
And none of that counting the desk space you save, the noise characteristics, the expandability (PCI-E speed and 6 hot-pluggable devices for each thunderbolt 2 port).
Where you're more likely to save money generally with Apple products is with upgrades, as some have pointed out with the Xeons.
- e40 13y agoI realize it is not equivalent. I never said it was. It fulfills the needs I have and is a very nice set of hardware.
- AmVess 13y agoPrepare to be disappointed with a Hackintosh, especially if you've never built one before.
- geuis 13y agoI can't disagree more. I converted my gaming machine to a hackintosh several years ago. My hardware is now a few years behind but it still runs great. It sat unused for months after I built it originally because using Windows was just painful. It's been my primary machine since changing. Mind you the I didn't select the hardware with the intention of putting Mac OS on it. Doing system updates is pretty easy process. The only issues I have are with sound kexts but it's an easy fix. Most updates pose no problems. The process is much much easier than I used to be.
- e40 13y agoAnd it's much easier if you pick hardware that is known to work. I think AmVess is just trolling. Over at the forums on tonymacx86.com, there are a lot of happy people.
- e40 13y agoWhy? Without any information, your comment just looks trollish.
- xentronium 13y agoBecause most stock parts are slightly incompatible with OS X in very annoying ways.
- e40 13y agoOK, OCZ's replaced with Samsung's: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/envoy510/saved/3iHB http://pcpartpicker.com/user/envoy510/saved/3iHB I'm looking into mobo's that support ECC and are Hackintosh ready.