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Apple Computing Products:
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Apple’s new ‘overpriced’ $10,000 Mac Pro is $2,000 cheaper than the equivalent Window
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<blockquote data-quote="iTz inThezone" data-source="post: 1559615" data-attributes="member: 311771"><p>The price of the case is not included. Thats at least $150. If you plan on building a PC with the listed parts, there will be a demand for some serious cooling. I have actually been building a gaming PC because I cant afford to spend that much money on the new Mac Pro. If one was crazy enough to try to rival the new MP, they would need to spend around 12k like you said, except, the case would need to provide powerful cooling. Perhaps a Corsair Carbide 500R with a H100i Hydro Cooling system. </p><p></p><p>To be honest, I think that the new Mac Pro is a little much. Obviously some people need that power, but 99% of Apple customers do not. This Mac Pro will handle 4k video with great speed supposedly, but how many people do you know that need that. </p><p></p><p>To provide a fraction of the power of the MP, somebody could build a custom PC, and still have more than enough power. Plus it would most likely run Windows, and thus many more programs. I am currently building a gaming/streaming PC. Like I said, the MacPro is just too much for the average person.</p><p></p><p>If you need a significant amount of power, do not get the MacPro. Instead build a custom PC. It will be a lot easier on the wallet. </p><p></p><p>An alternative to the idea listed above by TattooedMac is as follows.</p><p></p><p>-Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 350D --- $109.99</p><p>-Mother Board: Asus Micro ATX (Socket 1155) --- $99.98</p><p>-Processor: Intel Core i5 4570 3.2GHz </p><p>-Graphics Card(s): (2x) EVGA GeForce GTX 650 2GB Superclocked --- $159.99 each</p><p>-Power Supply: Corsair AX 860i --- $229.99</p><p>-RAM: Corsair Dominator --- $172.41</p><p></p><p>Well the list goes on, but as you can see, to build a PC that is capable of doing really anything, can be a lot cheaper. For the average person, buying a MacPro is like using a nuke to kill a fly. It is not necessary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iTz inThezone, post: 1559615, member: 311771"] The price of the case is not included. Thats at least $150. If you plan on building a PC with the listed parts, there will be a demand for some serious cooling. I have actually been building a gaming PC because I cant afford to spend that much money on the new Mac Pro. If one was crazy enough to try to rival the new MP, they would need to spend around 12k like you said, except, the case would need to provide powerful cooling. Perhaps a Corsair Carbide 500R with a H100i Hydro Cooling system. To be honest, I think that the new Mac Pro is a little much. Obviously some people need that power, but 99% of Apple customers do not. This Mac Pro will handle 4k video with great speed supposedly, but how many people do you know that need that. To provide a fraction of the power of the MP, somebody could build a custom PC, and still have more than enough power. Plus it would most likely run Windows, and thus many more programs. I am currently building a gaming/streaming PC. Like I said, the MacPro is just too much for the average person. If you need a significant amount of power, do not get the MacPro. Instead build a custom PC. It will be a lot easier on the wallet. An alternative to the idea listed above by TattooedMac is as follows. -Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 350D --- $109.99 -Mother Board: Asus Micro ATX (Socket 1155) --- $99.98 -Processor: Intel Core i5 4570 3.2GHz -Graphics Card(s): (2x) EVGA GeForce GTX 650 2GB Superclocked --- $159.99 each -Power Supply: Corsair AX 860i --- $229.99 -RAM: Corsair Dominator --- $172.41 Well the list goes on, but as you can see, to build a PC that is capable of doing really anything, can be a lot cheaper. For the average person, buying a MacPro is like using a nuke to kill a fly. It is not necessary [/QUOTE]
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