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| Looney4Clooney |
One of my mac pros has been acting weird. Random power offs. Ordered a new PSU., replaced the cmos batter, did everything i could possibly think of. The new mac pros are way too expensive considering they probablly can handle as much as the one I bought in 2009.
So i've been thinking of going back to Windows. IS there a site anywhere with builds that are stable ? Like people that list their components and whether it is working or not ?
I've also thought about buying a used mac pro for 1500 ish. The actual logic board is 1000 which is ridiculous. So ya. I have a feeling it is the smc chip that is acting up. Did all the resetting, tested it barebones , with working ram. The thing is that it is never the same. Sometimes it will turn off right away, sometimes in 1 hour. I have a power conditioner. The power is good. So ya, logic board is relaly my only guess.
Any help would be appreciated. |
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| tehlord |
I think any site that listed stable combinations would be obsolete in a week anyway.
Windows 7 is so stable it's ridiculous.
The only thing i'd recommend is avoiding current Asus motherboards and sticking with Gigabyte.
Build one yourself as well. If you can install a SATA hard drive or a few sticks of RAM, you can build a PC.
Western Digital hard drives are about the most robust i've come across, and Antec cases and PSUs are the best quality i've used without being unneccesarily flash. The P192 is also very quiet. |
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| Julz |
Why dont you build your self a hackintosh???
You already have a mac pro case you'd never know the difference. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
Western Digital hard drives are about the most robust i've come across, and Antec cases and PSUs are the best quality i've used without being unneccesarily flash. |
Totally agree with the DIY approach. But, I'd suggest avoiding Antec cases - every Antec case I've used has been pretty noisy. I ditched my Antec last year in favor of a Lian-Li case and I am no longer soothed to sleep by incessant white noise. |
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| TranceLover007 |
Yeah, I feel your pain man, we bought our Mac Pro in August 2011 and after 4 months hard drive went south, guess what, we didn't backup data, damn it Mac should be stable and reliable, I though!!!, but my (self build) PC is going without any problem for about 2 years (AMD)
I will definitely stay with PC for now.
Cheers,
Darek |
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| Looney4Clooney |
hackintoshes defeaet the purpose of a mac. If you know that much about computers, use a pc.
I don't want anything too new. Just something that lots of people have that works and that won't require any crazy bios adjustments to get runnimg. |
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| Constantin |
| By any means avoid having something with the label ATI in your computer! If you want to try the equivalent of a Mac Pro in PC check the Lenovo workstations. If you want to make your custom Pc I am gladly helping you, just tell me how much you are willing to spend. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
doubt it
mac has not improved in 2 years. Imacs are for queers. |
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| meriter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
mac has not improved in 2 years |
if it ain't broke don't fix it :p |
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| Looney4Clooney |
its broke. That is the point of the thread. Macs are just too hard to fix. The parts alone mac it just not worth it. A logic board from 2009 is still 1000$.
and to buy a new one that has about the same specs as the one they sold 2 years ago for 1000 more. Explain that to me. |
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| meriter |
| did you take it into the apple store they might be able to help you out, if it's only 2 years old |
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