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Are all the new mac pro's just Quad-Core or 8-Core
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If you are in the market for a MP, you might want to take a serious look at the '08's, either as a refurbished unit, or used. They're a far better bargain than the '09's.
Otherwise, a hackintosh would be a possibility (if you can afford the time & effort into handling the support yourself), assuming an iMac isn't up to serving your needs (i.e. ability to upgrade drives or graphics).
OK.. Let me ask. How easy is it to update the system software when updates appear? Can you use the "software update" thing in the menu??
And why would anyone in the right mind build a hackintosh, put MacOSX on it to play games????? If it's a games machine I'm building, I'd build a straight forward PC and install windows on it... There's more and newer software for it.
Yeah warranty isn't an issue with non Apple hardware based platforms... and why you need tech support? What you gonna do?? Call them up and tell them your hackintosh doesn't boot? lol
Rather good actually, going by the information in various forums dedicated to a hackintosh.
Yeah, but it's a hackintosh. So it's a PC to start with, and presumably a gaming system at that.
OS X is likely dual booted on it rather than exist by it's lonesome.
LOL.
I'd love to listen in on that call... What are you talking about games on pcs are much better than consol.
Btw pc gaming isnt near dead.
mode for school work, Winoze mode for games.
nawww..So to me, arguing from either POV,depends on a specific set of circumstances, and neither is invalid.
care to elaborate on this?well, excluding the ~$1K monitors!! ehehSure...
no, not at all. it depends on your situation, outlook on the whole thing, and what you want to do with your money.Well, aren't we all stupid to buy a MacPro?
dont be sucked into the whole "un-informed" thing
if built correctly, (using a Vanilla install or what have you) a hackintosh works EXACTLY like a real Macintosh. you can upgrade via "Software Update" whenever there is one there without having to worry what the implication might be.i'd agree with you on this one. for me, i had a XP machine lying around doing nothing. i heard about hacking it and gave it a go. now its my main machine
lol good call, of course you arent going to be stupid enough to call them! if you build a hackintosh you know the implications that come with it.
or install via Vanilla
That was not my point at all. I would never disagree on that. And I don't judge hackintoshes. Where I disagree is when you say:
This is just not true.
As far as price, and keep it:
1. All Xeon & ECC memory
2. Need all components
Definitely not given the current pricing.
It would be close, if not slightly over, with an i7 Nehalem Quad equivalent (standard DDR3 rather than UDIMM's) for a system requiring everything (new). Recycling is the only thing that would truly reduce costs, but it might also be possible via searching out deals on eBay, Craig's List, or Open Box items.
true, i may have jumped the price guess a bit much. you wouldnt want to pay that much more though..
ECC is basically useless, as is Xeon (unless you want dual quads). the i7 is exactly the same anyway. HDs are cheap as are PSU/GPU/case etcetc.
maybe $1500 is a better estimate then?
Xeon is nutz expensive/ The DP boards aren't wonderful either, but way cheaper than a pair of processors. Even a pair of E5520's last I checked.
But you can keep an i7 build in the $1500 range I should think, so long as the builder doesn't get carried away.
So no 3 way SLI'd 295's under windows for that gaming itch...
Xeon is nutz expensive/ The DP boards aren't wonderful either, but way cheaper than a pair of processors. Even a pair of E5520's last I checked.
But you can keep an i7 build in the $1500 range I should think, so long as the builder doesn't get carried away.
ok my arguments will have the $1500 mark in them from now on haha.
imagine 3 way SLi with the 295's now under SL! that would basically make your machine render 10x as fast! or even more!.. *drool*
1. Dream on.
2. Stop drooling, or you're going to short out your computer.
1. give me a few hundred years to save up for it eheh
2. my drool is pure H20
so its all sweetSaving up wouldn't be the issue. Apple supporting it is.1. give me a few hundred years to save up for it eheh
2. my drool is pure H20
Drool is conductive.
BTW, did you ever re-paste the laptop?
Saving up wouldn't be the issue. Apple supporting it is.
Drool is conductive.
BTW, did you ever re-paste the laptop?
hmmm all good points, i concur.
havent repasted it yet actually.. i have been VERY lazy, too busy dreaming about certain people
Hop to it you lazy bum!
yea i know i know, i really need to! i may as well order it today.
uni work is hectic!
delusion |diˈloō zh ən|
noun
an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument.
Clearly you don't understand there is far more than EFI/BIOs difference between a Mac and a wanna-be hackintrash.
Yes.
Except thats exactly what you implied by saying hackintrash builders are poor wanna-bes that can't afford an actual mac.
Not even close.
Computers are computers. Cars are cars.
Mac vs PC. Mercedes vs honda.
Having your FLAWS pointed out is not an insult, reality sucks don't it?
Until the machine crashes and there is nobody to call for help. Forums don't count as support. When your business relies on that computer's operation, you don't have the luxury of waiting a day or two to see IF somebody can or will help you.
Thats a laughable statement. Building a hackintrash (or any custom PC) is numbingly easy. Slapping components together and installing some downloaded patches is not even remotely comparable in technical skill needed to fix a software or hardware issue.
I would never waste my money. I'm not poor, I can actually afford a real Mac.
Yeah, thats a very reliable figure.
Thanks for demonstrating that you don't understand how limited-audience poll statistics actually work too.
*See the first reply of this post.*