[atonse]

That list is very different from what's in the Mac Pro.

1) You've picked an i7. The Mac Pro uses a Xeon. They're way more expensive. 2) The Mac Pro has ECC RAM which is more expensive. 3) You picked one video card, and it's probably a gamers card (not a GP-GPU like the FirePros, again, MUCH cheaper) 4) OCZ SSDs which have dodgy reliability and are SATA, not PCI-E 5) No Thunderbolt controllers 6) A 750-watt power supply - The mac pro gets by with 450w.

If you assemble a list of parts that are actually similar to what's in the Mac Pro, you'd probably end up closer to $5,400.

And none of that counting the desk space you save, the noise characteristics, the expandability (PCI-E speed and 6 hot-pluggable devices for each thunderbolt 2 port).

Where you're more likely to save money generally with Apple products is with upgrades, as some have pointed out with the Xeons.

[e40]

OK, OCZ's replaced with Samsung's:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/envoy510/saved/3iHB

I'm looking into mobo's that support ECC and are Hackintosh ready.

[e40]

I realize it is not equivalent. I never said it was. It fulfills the needs I have and is a very nice set of hardware.

[AmVess]

Prepare to be disappointed with a Hackintosh, especially if you've never built one before.

[geuis]

I can't disagree more. I converted my gaming machine to a hackintosh several years ago. My hardware is now a few years behind but it still runs great. It sat unused for months after I built it originally because using Windows was just painful. It's been my primary machine since changing.

Mind you the I didn't select the hardware with the intention of putting Mac OS on it. Doing system updates is pretty easy process. The only issues I have are with sound kexts but it's an easy fix. Most updates pose no problems.

The process is much much easier than I used to be.

[e40]

And it's much easier if you pick hardware that is known to work.

I think AmVess is just trolling. Over at the forums on tonymacx86.com, there are a lot of happy people.

[e40]

Why? Without any information, your comment just looks trollish.

[xentronium]

Because most stock parts are slightly incompatible with OS X in very annoying ways.