yeah man .. therefore i wrote professional workstation and i gave you my personal xperence
ok let compare it .. i have look into biulding my own workstation but i didn’t find it so use ful
Mac Pro 3299 $
-Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors
-6GB (six 1GB) memory
-640GB hard drive
-18x double-layer SuperDrive
-NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB
Now custom workststion from new egg
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Intel Xeon L5520 Nehalem-EP 2.26GHz (2 x 559$)
Newegg.com - Intel Xeon L5520 Nehalem-EP 2.26GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 60W Quad-Core Server Processor - Processors - Servers -
ASUS Z8NA-D6C Dual LGA 1366 (259$)
Newegg.com - ASUS Z8NA-D6C Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 ATX Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series Server/Workstation Motherboard - Server Motherboards -
Crucial 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (190$)
Newegg.com - Crucial 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Triple Channel Kit Server Memory Model CT3KIT25672BA1339 - Server Memory
-GIGABYTE GV-N240D5-512I GeForce GT 240 512MB (84$)
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N240D5-512I GeForce GT 240 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
-COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper ($139)
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel, ABS Plastic, Mesh bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
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COOLER MASTER UCP RS700-AAAAA3 ($119)
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply - Power Supplies -
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT 640GB (99$)
Newegg.com - Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT 640GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
and few other stuff and you aren’t 100 sure for compatibility.. Plus warranty for each part
Total Cost = 2008 $ + OS cost
believe me … Cool is one of the most important factor in workstation to keep it alive … heat up is the most common cause to damage motherboard /harddrives .. i
had experience of losing such things