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Mac Pro 3.1 vs I7 4790k
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I can help with what I know but I am an amateur with hackintoshing. Stork and Fl0r!an know much more than I do.
I haven't been updated with recent part info & prices, nor any recent benchmarks.
My friend asks me (please help me to answer her) :
"Somebody offers me a Hackintosh Machine - an 'HP XW6600 Dual Xeon, 8GB RAM, 320GB HDD', which said is equivalent to a '2008 MacPro' for just about $300.
Is it worth it (for Music DAW) ?
AND
if it's not, how (what basic parts specs) most powerful of a new 'hackintosh-able' system I can buy with only $300? Much less powerful right?"
Thank You in advance
My friend asks me (please help me to answer her) :
"Somebody offers me a Hackintosh Machine - an 'HP XW6600 Dual Xeon, 8GB RAM, 320GB HDD', which said is equivalent to a '2008 MacPro' for just about $300.
Is it worth it (for Music DAW) ?
AND
if it's not, how (what basic parts specs) most powerful of a new 'hackintosh-able' system I can buy with only $300? Much less powerful right?"
Thank You in advance
Well, a genuine 2008 Mac Pro doesn't cost much more than that, so I wouldn't even think about buying a pre-Hackintosh'ed machine where I don't know if it has been properly done and if it's running stable.
When talking about new hardware, I wouldn't go below a entry level quad core i5 processor. A complete build with at least half-decent components should start around $450-$500.
When talking about new hardware, I wouldn't go below a entry level quad core i5 processor. A complete build with at least half-decent components should start around $450-$500.
you can but them on ebay for £55 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=XW6600&_sacat=0 like $100 id gess American so not worth 300
best to do it DIY as you will lern how it works so when something brakes (and it will brake
) you can fix it
and relay the xeons in the XW6600 (according to there speck sheet http://www.bargainhardware.co.uk/content/specifications/xw6600_quickspecs.pdf ) are so old id not touch them pre i3/i5/i7
best to do it DIY as you will lern how it works so when something brakes (and it will brake
) you can fix it and relay the xeons in the XW6600 (according to there speck sheet http://www.bargainhardware.co.uk/content/specifications/xw6600_quickspecs.pdf ) are so old id not touch them pre i3/i5/i7
That is an absolutely terrible deal, do not pay $300 for a xw6600. You can literally get more powerful machines than the 2013 Mac Pro for ~$300 if you shop around a bit. As I posted elsewhere, there was recently an ebay firesale on e5-1660 workstations; 16gb ram; usb 3.0; etc. for just $350 shipped. And that is very easily hackintoshable. Multi-core benchmarks even beat the newest iMac. So no, you don't have to settle for much less powerful. You can get more powerful than just about every mac for $300-400 at the right time.
Thanks MacStu09 (and other repliers)..
but;
#..."You can literally get more powerful machines than the 2013 Mac Pro for ~$300 if you shop around a bit"... <--- Wow, are you sure? I hope you're right, very interesting, please explain me more about this.
#I can't find any item ($350 e5-1660 workstations) you mentioned in ebay.
Can you please help with the link(s)?
Thanks
e5-1660 is the cpu
https://ark.intel.com/products/6462...-E5-1660-15M-Cache-3_30-GHz-0_0-GTs-Intel-QPI
so http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/PC-Desktops-All-in-Ones/179/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=e5-1660
go look here https://www.tonymacx86.com/ and ask for help if you relay want a hack
https://ark.intel.com/products/6462...-E5-1660-15M-Cache-3_30-GHz-0_0-GTs-Intel-QPI
so http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/PC-Desktops-All-in-Ones/179/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=e5-1660
go look here https://www.tonymacx86.com/ and ask for help if you relay want a hack
I'm positive, I own one myself, and some of them even sold for $250 during the firesale. (They're sold out now.)
For reference, base Mac Pro 2013's benchmark around 3,200-3,600 & 15,000-17,000 on geekbench 4. The e5-1660 machines I referenced benchmark 3,500-3,800 & 17,000-20,000.
And you may not find any right at the moment - I do see some for $450 right now. But that's why I mentioned, "at the right time." You may have to keep watching for a few weeks until the good deals come up, but eventually, they will show up. Once you get one, drop in something inexpensive like a 1060 6gb, and you'll be very, very happy all for ~$350-450.
Ok thank You very much,.. all the informations are very helping
Sorry I resume this old thread to ask a question, a 12 core macpro like this one below
https://www.ebay.it/itm/Apple-Mac-P...563947?hash=item2cd778912b:g:XL8AAOSwXtNaedzG
will certainly be higher and a lot to an I7 4790K + 32 gb ram, to do editing with FCPX or Premiere pro cs6, or am I wrong?
thank you
They are discussing the Mac Pro 3.1 (from 2008) and not the newer model from 2009+.
someone would know to give me a link on ebay to buy a mac-pro 2008 that is at par like performance of an I7 4790 ?? naturally with prices lower than 700 euros?
thank you
thank you