Comments on: Build Your Own Mac – Apple’s Key to the Future? http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Arjun http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-34369 Arjun Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:34:29 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-34369 ok you know what hey. I agree completely with the author. I am running an Ipc. Intel core 2 quad with 4 gigs of ram etc ASUS mother board. Sure it was a bit of a hack to get it running, but well worth it. I am strongly considdering buying a mac, but you know what its just not worth the cash layout. You guys think you have it bad try buy one in south africa. $2297 for an entry level Imac. you could pay almost that for the I7. Any way point is I have a entry level 8 series nvidia card runs two monitors dead normal box, and I have to admit its magic. I work with adobe photoshop flash dreamweaver flex builder and can have them all running at the same time while running Bind Tomcat mysql virtualbox with xp and a dedicated gig of ram to run visual studio all at once without my pc failing. So Kevin please stop talking crap. ok you know what hey. I agree completely with the author. I am running an Ipc. Intel core 2 quad with 4 gigs of ram etc ASUS mother board. Sure it was a bit of a hack to get it running, but well worth it. I am strongly considdering buying a mac, but you know what its just not worth the cash layout. You guys think you have it bad try buy one in south africa. $2297 for an entry level Imac. you could pay almost that for the I7. Any way point is I have a entry level 8 series nvidia card runs two monitors dead normal box, and I have to admit its magic. I work with adobe photoshop flash dreamweaver flex builder and can have them all running at the same time while running Bind Tomcat mysql virtualbox with xp and a dedicated gig of ram to run visual studio all at once without my pc failing. So Kevin please stop talking crap.

]]> By: sdc http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-32489 sdc Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:17:48 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-32489 oh by the way with windows 7 is fantastic, no crash or need to restart for 9 months now and with it at release canidate is the most solid windows ever!!!!!!! add the i7 and see ya. oh by the way with windows 7 is fantastic, no crash or need to restart for 9 months now and with it at release canidate is the most solid windows ever!!!!!!!
add the i7 and see ya.

]]> By: sdc http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-32488 sdc Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:14:16 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-32488 I can get a board for that with all the extras and built to oc if you pleas for under three hundred with sli. Hech my regular pc is a gigabyte socket 775 and is rated at 4.5 with win but when it comes to overclocking without having to do oyher than air-even in a 90 degree day without ac is incredable at 4.08 gigahertz. only the aftermarket boards will give what is needed. socket 1333 with an soon to be released i7 will cost about he same but is so much faster and very solid. I can get a board for that with all the extras and built to oc if you pleas for under three hundred with sli.
Hech my regular pc is a gigabyte socket 775 and is rated at 4.5 with win but when it comes to overclocking without having to do oyher than air-even in a 90 degree day without ac is incredable at 4.08 gigahertz.
only the aftermarket boards will give what is needed. socket 1333 with an soon to be released i7 will cost about he same but is so much faster and very solid.

]]> By: Reese http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-32370 Reese Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:21:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-32370 It is entirely possible--and quite easy at that--to build your own mac these days (though note, it is illegal due to a violation of Apple's license). There are several hacked editions of OS X that allow them to be installed on a non-Apple computer. While drivers are limited, it works as long as you have the right hardware. Some of them even support AMD processors. It is entirely possible–and quite easy at that–to build your own mac these days (though note, it is illegal due to a violation of Apple’s license). There are several hacked editions of OS X that allow them to be installed on a non-Apple computer. While drivers are limited, it works as long as you have the right hardware. Some of them even support AMD processors.

]]> By: Blaine http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-10916 Blaine Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:24:13 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-10916 wait a minute... "Us PC users are from a more open-minded background and maybe some of us would like to see some change in Apple’s business model." I hope you're not using the term open minded business, and yet run Windows on your computer at home. If so, I call you a hypocrite. wait a minute… “Us PC users are from a more open-minded background and maybe some of us would like to see some change in Apple’s business model.”

I hope you’re not using the term open minded business, and yet run Windows on your computer at home. If so, I call you a hypocrite.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-10244 Kevin Mon, 12 May 2008 02:51:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-10244 No, actually they can't be had cheaper. I proved that with my list of all the parts to build the machine. Can POS hardware be found cheaper? Sure, of course it can, but you get what you pay for. Do you want PCI-e 2.0? Do you want a FSB of 800 mhtz? Do you want more than one x16 PCI-e slot? Ok, so find me a board with all of those (all of which the apple board has) for under $500. For that matter, give me a FULL list of your parts which will be as powerful as the spec'ed out Apple and is significantly cheaper. Kevin No, actually they can’t be had cheaper. I proved that with my list of all the parts to build the machine. Can POS hardware be found cheaper? Sure, of course it can, but you get what you pay for.

Do you want PCI-e 2.0? Do you want a FSB of 800 mhtz? Do you want more than one x16 PCI-e slot? Ok, so find me a board with all of those (all of which the apple board has) for under $500.

For that matter, give me a FULL list of your parts which will be as powerful as the spec’ed out Apple and is significantly cheaper.

Kevin

]]> By: hitchface http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-10239 hitchface Sun, 11 May 2008 21:51:57 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-10239 Kevin, Before you spout off about who is being an idiot, check yourself. 4 gigs of FBDIMM ram STILL only costs about 200 bucks, and the CPU difference in price is negligible at best. Even though I did forget the motherboard, 500 dollars is selective. I found Intel boards down to $300, if we wanna talk specifics. I'm not talking about Dell or HP...everyone knows OEM vendors rip you off. However, Apple does it more than others. The price of SSDs in their machines already cost 300 dollars more than Dell's does! I'm talking about BUILDING YOUR OWN (hence, DIY) computer. The parts CAN be had for cheaper. Kevin,

Before you spout off about who is being an idiot, check yourself. 4 gigs of FBDIMM ram STILL only costs about 200 bucks, and the CPU difference in price is negligible at best. Even though I did forget the motherboard, 500 dollars is selective. I found Intel boards down to $300, if we wanna talk specifics.

I’m not talking about Dell or HP…everyone knows OEM vendors rip you off. However, Apple does it more than others. The price of SSDs in their machines already cost 300 dollars more than Dell’s does! I’m talking about BUILDING YOUR OWN (hence, DIY) computer. The parts CAN be had for cheaper.

]]> By: Mortal http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-10217 Mortal Fri, 09 May 2008 20:46:01 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-10217 If you want to do it yourself, you deserve to be stuck with windows. If you want to do it yourself, you deserve to be stuck with windows.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-10196 Kevin Fri, 09 May 2008 04:30:32 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-10196 Oh, and before anyone calls me an "apple fanboy" or some such... I'm running Leopard on my OC'd Q6600, not a Mac. Oh, and before anyone calls me an “apple fanboy” or some such… I’m running Leopard on my OC’d Q6600, not a Mac.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.pcmech.com/article/build-your-own-mac-apple-key-to-the-future/comment-page-2/#comment-10195 Kevin Fri, 09 May 2008 04:28:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6116#comment-10195 Hitch... You're an idiot. Seriously. We are talking about server/workstation grade hardware. You can't run a xeon with anything but FBDIMM so your PC8500 won't work. Oh, and you picked the wrong Xeon CPU's (the 3.18 is FSB 1333, the Mac Pro is using newer FSB 1600). Oh, and you forgot the motherboard. The motherboard is $500 by it self. Welcome to the world of expensive hardware. Here is a _real_ comparison of a home built Mac Pro, and an actual Mac Pro: http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1032469135&postcount=16 Notice the difference, ~ $250 (the cost of the extra 2g of ram in the home built;) Apple is hardware vendor. Like all hardware vendors, including Dell, HP, Gateway, Sun, EMC, etc they screw their customers on upgrades. No one complains when these other companies do it, why do they bitch so much about Apple? Hitch…
You’re an idiot. Seriously. We are talking about server/workstation grade hardware. You can’t run a xeon with anything but FBDIMM so your PC8500 won’t work. Oh, and you picked the wrong Xeon CPU’s (the 3.18 is FSB 1333, the Mac Pro is using newer FSB 1600). Oh, and you forgot the motherboard. The motherboard is $500 by it self. Welcome to the world of expensive hardware.

Here is a _real_ comparison of a home built Mac Pro, and an actual Mac Pro:
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1032469135&postcount=16

Notice the difference, ~ $250 (the cost of the extra 2g of ram in the home built;)

Apple is hardware vendor. Like all hardware vendors, including Dell, HP, Gateway, Sun, EMC, etc they screw their customers on upgrades. No one complains when these other companies do it, why do they bitch so much about Apple?

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