PC vs MAC - 948 usd vs 3349 usd

[polyzp]

PC (ibuypower)

Intel Core i7 Configurator
Case ( PSI ArmorX Gaming Tower Case - Red )
Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
Motherboard ( Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Triple PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module - Corsair Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI-Express x16 - 512MB - Single Card )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 700 Watt -- Power Supply - SLI Ready )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE - [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
Optical Drive ( None )
2nd Optical Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( None )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )

948 USD

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MAC

One 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
6GB (3x2GB)
640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
One 18x SuperDrive
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User's Guide


3349 usd

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Which would be faster? And why such the HUGE price difference

 

[salem80]

if u could put windows on it go for Mac

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[Helloworld_98]

^ fanboy.

@OP, those builds aren't exactly comparable

to do that you'd want a WDC black 640GB hdd, a pcp&c or corsair 500-550w PSU, and use an i7 950 instead of the 920.

and what is it for? because benchmarks show even when running windows on the mac, it would still suck at gaming, no matter what card they put in. However mac's are generally better at media editing.

 

[Scotteq]

if u could put windows on it go for Mac ....so you can enjoy that smug superiority that comes with receiving a sleek looking piece of hardware as a trophy for completing your graduate course in financial sodomy...

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Fix'd :lol:

 

[spinny]

If you want more speed for less money, skipping the Mac is a no-brainer, unless you absolutely have to have OSX and light colored, partially-eaten-fruit-adorned hardware.

 

[paranoidmage]

That's Apple tax for you. I'm pretty sure that Xeon in the Mac isn't even a Nehalem based processor.

 

[Helloworld_98]

^ it is, it was the first PC (Mac's are PC's too, just with Apple tax and Ready-Built Tax) to get the Xeon Nehalem processor.

 

[JDV28]

Macs aren't "PC's". they are computers, but not what is now known as a "personal computer"

 

[polyzp]

For the same price spent on the mac you could get:

Case ( CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black )
Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 975 Processor Extreme Edition (4x 3.33GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
Motherboard ( Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB - 3-Way SLI )
Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module - Corsair Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 PCI-Express x16 - 1792MB - SLI Mode (Dual Cards) )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 850 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-850TX Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready )
Processor Cooling ( Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 240mm Radiator )
Hard Drive ( 1.5 TB HARD DRIVE - [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 32M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( 1.5 TB HARD DRIVE - [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 32M Cache] )
Optical Drive ( None )
2nd Optical Drive ( [5X Blu-Ray] Sony Optiarc BC-5100S BLU-RAY Reader & DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( None )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )

3240 USD


Would that destroy the MAC in almost any benchmark?

 

[JDV28]

Yes, that WOULD destroy that mac in any benchmark in existence.

 

[polyzp]

Especially with a quick and easy Overclock to 5.0 ghz (as the cooling is more than enough)

It would just be sad how the mac would get destroyed

 

[BadTrip]

why is a mac better for media editing? Link Please.

 

[polyzp]

I actually spent 1485 USD on a computer from ibuypower with the following stats:

Case (Coolermaster HAF 932 Full Tower Gaming Case)
Case Lighting (Cold Cathode Neon Light)
Processor (Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache))
Processor Cooling (Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 240mm Radiator)
Memory (6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module)
Video Card (ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCI-Express x16 - 1GB) CrossFire Mode (Dual Cards)
Motherboard (Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Triple PCI-E MB)
Power Supply (850 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-850TX Power Supply)
Sound Card (3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard)
Network Card (Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100))
Hard Drive (320 GB HARD DRIVE)
2nd Hard Drive (None)
Optical Drive (None)
2nd Optical Drive ([** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive)
Flash Media Reader/Writer (None)

Even this would beat the Mac up for under HALF the price.

 

[salem80]

Sorry i don't see the number fo mac i was think it was 349$ that's stupid idea ..
any why @polyzp go for i 7 ..
@Scotteq i know nothing about Macs that's why i said that .so why not .

even i7 still costly for used one
.

 

[Scotteq]

@Scotteq i know nothing about Macs that's why i said that .so why not .

No Worries

 

[Helloworld_98]

@ BadTrip, think software.

 

[megamanx00]

@BadTrip

The mac doesn't really have an advantage in editing. Back when Mac used power PC CPUs, it was the whole big endian over little endian situation. As Power PC was a big endian architecture it could preform certain operations related to image editing more efficiently. Of course, this advantage got mitigated when X86 chips increased thier IPC and clock speed faster than the desktop Power PC chips that IBM supplied Apple. Of course, one can hardly fault IBM as it doesn't make sense to devote a large number of resources in improving a chip when apple is your only customer and has a small market share. Thus Mac had to switch to X86 chips removing that theoretical advantage in media editing.

If you use CS4 the PC actually has a performance advantage. The short of the reason for that is that the Apple dev tools were too much of a pain for their small market share so Mac users are gonna have to wait for 64-bit and some Open GL optimizations that are already in the PC version of CS4.

 

[neon neophyte]

Macs aren't "PC's". they are computers, but not what is now known as a "personal computer"

How is a Mac NOT a PC?

 

[B-Unit]

Macs aren't "PC's". they are computers, but not what is now known as a "personal computer"

OK, lets play a little game...

Is it a computer? Check
Is it small enough to fit under your desk? Check

Guess what? ITS A PC!!!

 

[skittle]

^macs dont use the traditional BIOS architecture which typically defines a "PC".

 

[kamel5547]

"1) Short for personal computer or IBM PC. The first personal computer produced by IBM was called the PC, and increasingly the term PC came to mean IBM or IBM-compatible personal computers, to the exclusion of other types of personal computers, such as Macintoshes. "

--www.webopedia.com

This is the standard accepted definition of PC, which is different from personal computer. THis is the reason Apple can run the Mac vs PC commercials....

 

[kingnoobe]

Lmao bios has nothing to do with if its a personal computer or not.. hell if i was rich i could build a huge supercomputer, and claim it as my personal computer.. If it's your PERSONAL computer.. Guess what it becomes a pc. I know I know all those commercials with "pc vs mac" you kids have become dumbfounded. All pc ever stood for was exactly what it stood for PERSONAL COMPUTER! Nothing more nothing less. Granted there is a general census on what goes in that catagory, but none the less a pc is still just a pc.

 

[Nik_I]

why is a mac better for media editing? Link Please.

they're better because those losers who spend their days surfing the web on their macbooks at their local starbucks say so.

 

[neon neophyte]

guys... PC has come to mean, basically, any computer that was compatible with the IBM x86. IE, software written nearly 30 years ago, will still run on todays hardware.

MACS ARE PCS. they are x86 based. They werent always tho. MACS didnt used to be PCS because they were POWER PCS. they are no longer POWER PCS. They are now x86 based PCS.

learn something kiddies.

 

[nukemaster]

any Personal Computer is a PC. Vic20 was a Personal Computer since it was a computer for personal use.