Quote:
Originally Posted by DamianJ
Please post comparative hardware that is 1/2 the cost.
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Mac Pro (12-core)
CPU: Two 3.06GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 64GB (8x8GB) 1333MHz DDR3 ECC R-DIMM SDRAM
Harddrive 1: 512GB solid-state drive
Harddrive 2: 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Display: Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)
Total: $10,348.00
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PC (12-core)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified SR-2 270-WS-W555-A2 LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX - $430.00
CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon X5675 Westmere-EP 3.06GHz LGA 1366 95W Six-Core Server Processor - $2875
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB (8 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $440.00
Harddrive 1: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC SSD - $500.00
Harddrive 2: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ 1TB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $270.00
Graphics: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready - $160
Display: Dell UltraSharp U2711 Black 27" HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with PremierColor - $850.00
PSU: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS - $300.00
Case: COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $320.00
Total: $6145.00
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Not exactly half the price but still $4000 saved.
OR you could build a pc which is actually up to date and still save $1500.
PC Sandy Bridge (16-core)
Motherboard: EVGA Classified SR-X 270-SE-W888-KR LGA 2011 Intel C606 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX - $650.00
CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2690 Sandy Bridge-EP 2.9GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 135W 8-Core Server Processor - $4080.00
Memory: Kingston 64GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ECC Registered Server Memory - $750.00
Harddrive 1: OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD - $500.00
Harddrive 2: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ 1TB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $270.00
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support - $660.00
Display: Dell UltraSharp U3011 30" LCD Monitor - $1220.00
PSU: SILVERSTONE ST1500 1500W ATX 12V 2.3 & EPS 12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS - $300.00
Case: COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $320.00
Total: $8750.00
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The Apple store hardware prices are
such a ripoff.
Some people think OSX is worth that price though. Each to his own.