Theoretical Mac Pro Self Build

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Having built PCs in the past I'm quite interested in the possibilities of a Mac Pro build, but because I don't have the hardware I can't tell if it is even possible. This is where OC knowledge comes in.

Storage: In theory I could put in 4 x 1TB drives from OCUK for a total cost of £240, instead of the Apple price of £240 per drive! Or from OC 4 x 2TB = £600.

RAM: Crucial prices are a lot cheaper than from the Apple store. 32GB from Crucial would be £1668.62 instead of Apples £3k! Am I right in saying there is some sort of adaptor for massive RAM installations?

So from Apple (2x2.26ghz, 4TB, 32GB) = £8339
Self build (2x2.26ghz, 4TB, 32GB) = £4407

Obviously these specs are completely possible, so I could save about £4k by putting in my own RAM and HDDs (not to mention selling the bits I took out).

The big question though is regarding CPUs, in the dual spec machine are they hard installed or are they upgradeable (socket 1366)? If they are upgradeable I could in theory put in 2x3.33ghz CPUs?
 
Apple engineers can replace the motherboard, CPUs and heatsinks separately for reducing costs.
The CPUs are normally the server variant - hence Xenon.
 
You'd need all the custom cooling, which doesn't come with the single chip variant.

Adding your own HDDs and RAM is the standard way to save cash. Going down the truly custom route would be an uphill battle.

Have a look on Fleabay for broken G5s and use the case if you fancy the appearance without the price.
 
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