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iMac users who are now considering a PC tower, which one?
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Your original post was neither professional nor talked about professional tools. And, you are still in the wrong sub-forum.
Already built mine.
Corsair 650D case, i5 3570k overclocked to 4.5 ghz without breaking a sweat, 16 gigs of ram, GTX 670 video card...
About 1300 bucks and absolutely smokes just about anything you can buy from Apple, and the hardware is ridiculously good and overbuilt. Today just confirmed the direction Apple is going in IMO. They only want casual users. Which is fine. I just don't need to buy them anymore. What's sad is that I got into them because they seemed so much more "professional" than Windows, and now it is completely the opposite.
Corsair 650D case, i5 3570k overclocked to 4.5 ghz without breaking a sweat, 16 gigs of ram, GTX 670 video card...
About 1300 bucks and absolutely smokes just about anything you can buy from Apple, and the hardware is ridiculously good and overbuilt. Today just confirmed the direction Apple is going in IMO. They only want casual users. Which is fine. I just don't need to buy them anymore. What's sad is that I got into them because they seemed so much more "professional" than Windows, and now it is completely the opposite.
I wonder though how long until the new motherboards are supported, rather than X68? And which motherboard did you use? I will be going i7, because I want to handle lots of old videos.
My son and I put together an games machine last Christmas, with twin GTX 570s ... gigabyte ones, although "overclocked". I therefor could borrow one from that machine, and see how it runs. But ... how much faster is a 670 I wonder?
Are there network issues too? That is my main concern ... I do not want to run an extra mac, for the home's network issues.
Glad I stopped waiting about two weeks ago
I read up on tonymacx86.com and built a sick hackintosh. Core i7 3.5 GHz (not even overclocked...yet), 16GB RAM, Radeon HD 6970, three hard drives w/ 4tb storage, dual boot with Lion and Windows 7 (for gaming when no Mac client is available), and a 27" monitor for $1750 after tax and shipping. Spend a weekend on it and enjoy the satisfaction every time you turn it on knowing you stuck it to tight-lipped, laggy-to-update Apple with your own knowhow!
I read up on tonymacx86.com and built a sick hackintosh. Core i7 3.5 GHz (not even overclocked...yet), 16GB RAM, Radeon HD 6970, three hard drives w/ 4tb storage, dual boot with Lion and Windows 7 (for gaming when no Mac client is available), and a 27" monitor for $1750 after tax and shipping. Spend a weekend on it and enjoy the satisfaction every time you turn it on knowing you stuck it to tight-lipped, laggy-to-update Apple with your own knowhow!
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Not a bad computer: http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/origin-chronos-february-2012/4505-3118_7-35160534.html
I'm going to buy a new desktop in Oct/Nov. If the new iMac isn't out by then, I'm getting a Windows. I bought a new iPad recently and I think it's great and was going to move over to Macs. But if a new iMac worth the money isn't out by then, I will be sticking with Windows.
Not a bad computer: http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/origin-chronos-february-2012/4505-3118_7-35160534.html
I'm going to buy a new desktop in Oct/Nov. If the new iMac isn't out by then, I'm getting a Windows. I bought a new iPad recently and I think it's great and was going to move over to Macs. But if a new iMac worth the money isn't out by then, I will be sticking with Windows.