Mac Pro Search... 2008 How to find?

[whyrichard]

Hey,


I am in the market for a Mac Pro. I’m excited.

I have up to $2500, no more, to spend on this machine. After reading this thread…

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/771019/

…I think the right machine for me would be:

2008 Mac Pro, quad core, high clock speed (3.0?)
Raid 0 (SSD?) drives (perhaps SSD, I love raid 0 configurations)
Video Card of medium speed… (which is…?)

What do you think?
And where do I find a good 2008 machine? Ebay? In that case, what do I search for?

Thanks,

r.

 

[whyrichard]

...also, is this fishy?

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ele/1340965329.html

 

[whyrichard]

and also... how do these video cards compare:

ATI X1900XT VIDEO CARD

GeForce 7300GT

??


thanks for your help!

r.

 

[whyrichard]

...also... if i buy a used 2008 that was bought after august 2008, can i still buy applecare for it?


r.

 

[bntz313]

I'm selling a 2008 2.8 quad w/ 6gb ram