Which of these options would you choose? This is a hardware only debate, the OS you can run on it doesn't matter. Two are custom builds, one is a low-end Mac Pro.
Option 1
CPU: Intel Core i7-3960X, 3.3Ghz, Sandy Bridge
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79
Graphics Card: PNY nVidia Geforce GTX 570
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB Kit
SSD/HD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD + Western Digital 1TB HD
Optical Drive: LG BH10LS38 Blu Ray RW
Case/Power Supply: Haven't decided, but shouldn't affect performance.
Option 2:
Everything same as the above a part from the following:
CPU: AMD Opteron 6272, 16 core
Motherboard: Supermicro H8SGL-F
SSD/HD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD + Seagate 1TB HD Sata II
Option 3:
The base Mac Pro model (Quad Core, 2.8Ghz Intel Xeon, 3GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5770)
I will be using it for daily video editing/processing, gaming and bragging rights!
For the first two, it would also be helpful if you could confirm that all the parts work together.
Thanks!!
Option 1
CPU: Intel Core i7-3960X, 3.3Ghz, Sandy Bridge
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79
Graphics Card: PNY nVidia Geforce GTX 570
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB Kit
SSD/HD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD + Western Digital 1TB HD
Optical Drive: LG BH10LS38 Blu Ray RW
Case/Power Supply: Haven't decided, but shouldn't affect performance.
Option 2:
Everything same as the above a part from the following:
CPU: AMD Opteron 6272, 16 core
Motherboard: Supermicro H8SGL-F
SSD/HD: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD + Seagate 1TB HD Sata II
Option 3:
The base Mac Pro model (Quad Core, 2.8Ghz Intel Xeon, 3GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5770)
I will be using it for daily video editing/processing, gaming and bragging rights!
For the first two, it would also be helpful if you could confirm that all the parts work together.
Thanks!!
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