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System Name | Mr. Reliable |
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Processor | Ryzen R9 5950x |
Motherboard | MSI Meg X570s Ace Max |
Cooling | D5 Pump, Singularity Top/Res, 2x360mm EK P rads, EK Magnitude/Alphacool Blocks |
Memory | 32Gb (4x8Gb) Corsair Dominator Platinum 3600Mhz @ 16/19/20/36 1.35v |
Video Card(s) | MSI 3080ti with Alphacool Block |
Storage | 2 x Corsair Force MP400 1TB Nvme; 2 x T-Force Cardea Z340; 2 x Mushkin Reactor 1TB |
Display(s) | Acer 32" Z321QU 2560x1440; LG 34GP83A-B 34" 3440x1440 |
Case | Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic XL; Synology DS218j w/ 2 x 2TB WD Red |
Audio Device(s) | SteelSeries Arctis Pro+ |
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNova 850G3 |
Mouse | Razer Basilisk V2 |
Keyboard | Das Keyboard 6; Razer Orbweaver Chroma |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Ok...so I have a co-worker/buddy that is ready to spend almost $3500 to buy a Mac Pro. He does ALOT of Audio/Video encoding and has been convinced by some Mac Fanboys that the Mac Pro is the BEST for a/v encoding...I am trying to convince him that the MacPro is a waste and better performance for the price could be had from a custom PC...I do not do a/v encoding, as I am a gamer/bencher...but here is what I have come up with...Any AV guys out there in the TPU Universe please advise if some parts need to be swapped for better performance...
Mac Pro
Keep in mind this has NO RAID, a single HD4870, 6GB of RAM but not in dual channel, ad no Blu-ray
I went for the most expensive parts I could find to prove a point of how OVER PRICED the Mac is...so what am I missing that makes the Mac so much better?? Throw in an OS on the PC and it still beats the Mac (price-wise) by $300-400.
IF we can convince him to go the PC route, I get to help with the build...Build Log anyone??
Thanks in advance...I just don't want this guy to spend a chunk of $$$ that is TOTALLY not necessary...
Mac Pro
Keep in mind this has NO RAID, a single HD4870, 6GB of RAM but not in dual channel, ad no Blu-ray
I went for the most expensive parts I could find to prove a point of how OVER PRICED the Mac is...so what am I missing that makes the Mac so much better?? Throw in an OS on the PC and it still beats the Mac (price-wise) by $300-400.
IF we can convince him to go the PC route, I get to help with the build...Build Log anyone??
Thanks in advance...I just don't want this guy to spend a chunk of $$$ that is TOTALLY not necessary...