In terms of "hey this is a benefit a hackintosh/home built PC has over a Mac Pro", sure. In the context of a "Why won't Apple allow overclocking?" tantrum it is just plain ignorant and silly as it is nothing to do with Apple, but rather Intel's decision.
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WHY can't you overclock on a MAC PRO? (rant)
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In terms of "hey this is a benefit a hackintosh/home built PC has over a Mac Pro", sure. In the context of a "Why won't Apple allow overclocking?" tantrum it is just plain ignorant and silly as it is nothing to do with Apple, but rather Intel's decision.
Apple is a company that sets user experience before performance, or anything else for that matter.
Overclocking has a risc of lowering stability and thus, user experience.
Solution: dont allow overclocking.
2+2=4
Seriously, most Apple decisions are really easy to understand if you just try looking at it from their point of view. You cant just think "I want it, so it should exist".
Overclocking has a risc of lowering stability and thus, user experience.
Solution: dont allow overclocking.
2+2=4
Seriously, most Apple decisions are really easy to understand if you just try looking at it from their point of view. You cant just think "I want it, so it should exist".
It means that you have insufficient data to state that it doesn't affect reliability because your 1 machine was fine for 3 months. That's a drop of water in the ocean.
OP,
Had you done the tiniest amount of research or simply asked a few questions in the right forum ahead of the time, you would have seen that the MP cannot be overclocked, that the CPU is horribly out of date, that it is priced badly, that it essentially had not changed since 2009, and that you can use any SSD you like. Your expectations seem to be exactly the opposite of all of these things. If you hurry up you can return it, and use the cash to go buy a PC.
You will be much happier with a big plastic beige PC from which you can spend more time tweaking it than actually using it. You can impress your friends, overclock to your heart's content, have neon interior lighting visible through your case window, keep up with the Joneses, and hang out in benchmark forums. You know, all of the important things that a PC is made for.
Had you done the tiniest amount of research or simply asked a few questions in the right forum ahead of the time, you would have seen that the MP cannot be overclocked, that the CPU is horribly out of date, that it is priced badly, that it essentially had not changed since 2009, and that you can use any SSD you like. Your expectations seem to be exactly the opposite of all of these things. If you hurry up you can return it, and use the cash to go buy a PC.
You will be much happier with a big plastic beige PC from which you can spend more time tweaking it than actually using it. You can impress your friends, overclock to your heart's content, have neon interior lighting visible through your case window, keep up with the Joneses, and hang out in benchmark forums. You know, all of the important things that a PC is made for.
I presume the OP was trolling, based on his "track record":
https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?searchid=29499214
OTOH the proper, non-flaming, replies he received makes his trolling quite moot. It must be sad, when nobody gets riled up by a troll.
Lesson learned: Mac Pro users are some docile creatures
https://forums.macrumors.com/search/?searchid=29499214
OTOH the proper, non-flaming, replies he received makes his trolling quite moot. It must be sad, when nobody gets riled up by a troll.
Lesson learned: Mac Pro users are some docile creatures
You said you bought a Mac Pro and you are comparing his i5 to your i7? Mac Pro's come with Xeon processors.
Your friend paid $600 to water cool and gained lots of performance.
So ... buy a 6 core 3xxx Xeon CPU, for $500, and guess what. It will be reliable, and plenty fast. IF you sell your quad core Xeon, the upgrade will cost you even less.
Warranty for CPU issues might become a factor though ... but the PC guy never had warranty anyhow.
So ... buy a 6 core 3xxx Xeon CPU, for $500, and guess what. It will be reliable, and plenty fast. IF you sell your quad core Xeon, the upgrade will cost you even less.
Warranty for CPU issues might become a factor though ... but the PC guy never had warranty anyhow.