I'm looking to buy a used Mac Pro. Where's the best place to get one?

[Mythlin]

5870 and its price tag of $449 is better than gtx 285 but for $160 of an original GTX 285 you can't go wrong not to mention it is better than 5770 and it's hard to come by.

I can not to seem to find a GTX 285 for $160... Sad:/ Could you please point me to where you are seeing this! I would really like to know, I'm all in to saving money!

 

[Mythlin]

Congrats! That is a pretty sweet deal, roughly what I paid for MacPro 1,1 (2006) 18 months ago. Mine had 7Gb of RAM, but yours has 8 cores vs my older and slower 4 cores.

Thanks! Well, glad to hear I'm wasn't getting ripped of or anything like that! And well, it's still a Mac Pro! Haha, I'm positive your machine does backflips over my 2008 iMac.

 

[wfj5444]

I can not to seem to find a GTX 285 for $160... Sad:/ Could you please point me to where you are seeing this! I would really like to know, I'm all in to saving money!

Go to the EVGA B Stock store.

http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=20

$129 for the 285 GTX.

 

[alphaod]

The advantage of a 2009 model is that you can apply the Flash updater patch and enable it to accept Westmere 6-core processors. In that regards the 2009 is a good investment because it gives you a solid upgrade path to a 6-core (or 12-core) Mac Pro.

Damn, how did I miss this.

I was considering buying a new computer recently, so I guess this changes things quite a bit.

 

[Mythlin]

Damn, how did I miss this.

I was considering buying a new computer recently, so I guess this changes things quite a bit.

You know, I read his comment before purchasing the Mac Pro I did. And I have a couple of reasons I went for a 2008 still over a 2009 is because when the refresh comes, it will do leaps and bounds over the current 2010 "Westmere" Mac Pro. Especially if it has the newer Ivy Bridge. I'm guessing a built 2011 Mac Pro will run about $5,000. Not to bad. Considering the price to upgrade a Mac Pro's processor is around $2,000.