Yes yes,
Very cute, very expensive, very Apple.
Just for you I went to Apple.com:
“Start building your Mac Pro with our suggested configuration:
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processors
2GB memory (800MHz DDR2 fully-buffered DIMM ECC)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics with 256MB memory
320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200-rpm hard drive1
16x double-layer SuperDrive
Ships: Within 24 hours
Free Shipping
$2,799.00 “
You’re frigging nuts!
I could have a faster 10,000 RPM HDDs and have two of them running RAID 0, faster processor 3.2 GHz, faster and more powerful GPU (twice the memory and faster), twice the RAM that has a lower latency (LAT3)....... and still be UNDER the price of the Apple!
And that’s using ATI GPU, Corsair 4GB RAM 800MHz LAT3, WD HDDs, Intel core...... http://www.newegg.com
Quite frankly, you don't know what you are talking about.
From Newegg:
Intel Core2 Extreme QX9775 3.2GHz LGA 771 150W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80574QX9775
Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Core 2 Extreme
FSB: 1600MHz
L2 Cache: 12MB
Manufacturing Tech: 45 nm
64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Threading Support: No
Virtualization Technology Support: Yes
Model #: BX80574QX9775
Item #: N82E16819115044
Retail price for ONE: $1,548.99
Did you happen to notice that the MacPro has TWO Quad Core Xeon processors?
Those alone would cost you $3097.98 for your claimed 3.2GHz. The standard MacPro has TWO of the 2.8GHz Xeon® in the complete system for $2799—the one you claim your home build is still cheaper than—so before you start crowing, add another processor.
The cheapest retail price I could find for the Quad Core 2.8GHz Xeon 1600MHz FSB is $860 so two of them is $1720.
Now, add a 1000W power supply, a top quality 771 Dual socket board capable of handling the 1600MHz Dual FSB, a top quality case, 2GB of good quality FB RAM, optical drive, 320GB SATA HD, a professional OS (not a home edition), etc., and see where you come out.
Trying to build a Dell Workstation with the same specs as the off-the-shelf MacPro resulted in a price $997 more expensive than the Apple and the Dell had only a 1333MHz FSB.