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- Oct 7, 2011
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3
- CPU
- 4 GHz Intel Core i7
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 6850 1024 MB
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
I was checking the customac list, and the last one is listed at about $1,250, but that was back in Feb, and those parts are now only about $950.
There are Xeon 5500 processors (which support dual processor mobo) for less than that customac i7.
Adding the cost of a second processor, a mobo that supports dual processors and more ram... the price comes out around $1,500.
That's not much more than the original price of the $1,250 customac build. But you get dual processors that support hyperthreading.. so it's 16 threads compared to 4 (or is that 8?), plus more ram and more ram access. Isn't that worth the extra $250?
Of course I have never built one, so I have no clue how many things I'm missing and why this whole idea won't work, but then again maybe it will.
Thoughts?
There are Xeon 5500 processors (which support dual processor mobo) for less than that customac i7.
Adding the cost of a second processor, a mobo that supports dual processors and more ram... the price comes out around $1,500.
That's not much more than the original price of the $1,250 customac build. But you get dual processors that support hyperthreading.. so it's 16 threads compared to 4 (or is that 8?), plus more ram and more ram access. Isn't that worth the extra $250?
Of course I have never built one, so I have no clue how many things I'm missing and why this whole idea won't work, but then again maybe it will.
Thoughts?