Build a MacPro?

[Oyobiia]

I was thinking, If I brought a MacPro case and the exact same Hardware used in the MacPro's would I have a MacPro just like buying one from an Apple store but for cheaper?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Cheaper to buy one.

 

[Oyobiia]

Cheaper to buy one.

I see... why is this?

 

[uberamd]

I see... why is this?

Because you can't just buy the parts. You need to get 'pulls' from old/serviced systems in many cases.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Apple's motherboard isn't the standard X58 motherboard, and that's a HUGE expense in itself to find. You have to have the mainboard and the daughterboard.

 

[fireshot91]

Apple's motherboard isn't the standard X58 motherboard, and that's a HUGE expense in itself to find. You have to have the mainboard and the daughterboard.

Is there a daughterboard in every Mac Pro though?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Is there a daughterboard in every Mac Pro though?

The oh nines, so that's really all that matters. Why would he want to build a computer with three and two year old tech, respectively?

 

[Oyobiia]

I see. So it the MacPro really worth the £2,500?

 

[dr. shdw]

I see. So it the MacPro really worth the £2,500?

Yup or you could buy a Dell workstation..

 

[old-wiz]

And even if you could get all the parts, you're likely to pay a total more than the cost of a new Mac Pro.

 

[Shadow]

I see. So it the MacPro really worth the £2,500?

If you're asking this, you don't need one

Really though, the Mac Pro can chug through pretty much anything you throw at it, as long as its got sufficient RAM. What are you planning on doing with it?