retroz Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 So because of this group, I built a hack then bought a Macbook Pro. My hack is a D930 (I think) and the xbench shows around 100, 103 percent. Just wondering since Asus (I believe) makes the motherboards for Intel, what, if any, are my options to build a system that benchmarks or HIGHER for CPU/FPU than a Mac Pro, and my current graphic card. I am looking for the latest title of OSX 10.4 DVD (I think mine is 10.4.6), as well as the best motherboard, CPU (dual?) setup as close to a Mac Pro and wondering if this is possible. Or better yet, to exceed the Mac Pro. Obviously, a dual core x 2 motherboard would be needed. Just not sure how far we've come regarding having OSX recognize the the two CPU's. As always, thanks as I am greatly for this group and any input received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroz Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Okay then, how about a link to the fastest HACK built to date ? Just wondering if someone has built a decent and close to MAC PRO and if so, at what cost? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroz Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 So because of this group, I built a hack then bought a Macbook Pro. My hack is a D930 (I think) and the xbench shows around 100, 103 percent. Just wondering since Asus (I believe) makes the motherboards for Intel, what, if any, are my options to build a system that benchmarks or HIGHER for CPU/FPU than a Mac Pro, and my current graphic card. I am looking for the latest title of OSX 10.4 DVD (I think mine is 10.4.6), as well as the best motherboard, CPU (dual?) setup as close to a Mac Pro and wondering if this is possible. Or better yet, to exceed the Mac Pro. Obviously, a dual core x 2 motherboard would be needed. Just not sure how far we've come regarding having OSX recognize the the two CPU's. As always, thanks as I am greatly for this group and any input received. Bump - Hasn't anyone built a system that got close to un-reliable Xbench (comparable to Mac Pro?) if not, rather surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jirojiro Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 As well i would be suprised that someone has not attempted to out-do apple at a lower cost..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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