The Skulltrail platform is not exactly the smartest thing to build if you're playing games either
Early-release reviews are fine, but mine are working well as general-purpose machines - and are definitely an improvement in general-use terms on my previous 680i-based, solid-state-cooled machines. I can also arrange power as I like, and I can run SLI - as I'm doing with the GTX280's - or opt for XFireX 4870X2's down the line. Even on a machine that's directly comparable - the T7400 - I get simpler power arrangements, not to mention a better engineered machine for reliable running in all conditions than the Pro.
Gaming is primarily about GPU's these days as you guys are undoubtedly running into, and I have complete freedom in this respect than trying to make a 5400-based yet compromised, pretty yet badly engineered, and not to mention badly-cooled (and as a consequence, really only a powerful home computer at best rather than a workstation) system into something it isn't and kid myself that "It's a fantastic games machine!"? I don't think it's what Pressure meant by funny, but I think that's pretty funny.
To add insult to injury, even if I wanted to change to a use/card more appropriate for the more prosaic nature that the Pro is suited to, Apple doesn't even know if it can sell me FX5600's to switch from the 8800GT's and ultimately the rep ended up coming back to me saying I had to replace all of my 8800GT'd Pros with FX5600'd ones if I wanted the card in them. I was pretty speechless - and it looks as though this may be something I need to do if they can't tell me otherwise.
