I want to build a mac pro (or something similar to it) with a mac pro or powermac g5 case, which I can get for one or two hundred dollars on ebay. Right now I have a white intel imac and a powermac g4 ( to be liquidated), but they can't handle my current needs. I don't know whether or not I should to Xeon or Opteron. Do AMD or Intel processors have any advantages over each other? Will they both work with a dual os (I really need both xp and osx)?

Anyways. I need any general advice about this. And -- most importantly -- I need to figure out what parts to use. The plan to get a dual socket MB and one CPU now, and another later, when I have more money.

So far, I am considering:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Sea...&CatId=3692 for MB (if I use intel)
one of these CPU's:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=220287744883
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=300261839285 (its a good price but I'm not sure if I can afford both right now)
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=170253458831

I can get the case for about $200.
Any other recommendations?

And what os should I use?
I am trying to also do the 250$ mac for my dad and make my old acer into a mac, but I haven't installed any OSX86 versions yet.

PS: Im in high school so I'm poor, but I can afford it, so long as I budget well. And I want to do it so, please don't discourage me pointlessly XD

-thx for any help

hi you should go through the installation (genius bar) link on this forum.. and you will get all the answers..