So my rich friend who is a music creator and a video editor wants to buy an iMac Pro. I told him that he should buy a Windows PC, it would probably outperform the overpriced tech. He then answered that he can't build a PC. So, I offered to build one for free, since he's my good friend and all. But he's still skeptical. I've shown him the hardware I've compiled at PC Part Picker. The thing outperforms the iMac in every criteria. But he said that he won't buy a custom PC because it doesn't have professional overview.
And here I am, I told him I'll post this in a number of forums and ask for their insight.
Here's the specs for the iMac:
2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
128GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory
4TB SSD
Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB of HBM2 memory
With softwares of:
Final Cut Pro X; and
Logic Pro X
This all amounted to $14,860
Then here's the PC:
Intel - Core i9-7980XE 2.6GHz 18-Core Processor (4.20 GHz Max Turbo Frequency)
Asus - PRIME X299-DELUXE ATX LGA2066 Motherboard
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
2x Samsung - 960 Pro 2TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card
Corsair - 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Dell - UP3218K 31.5" 7680x4320 60Hz Monitor (8k)
The software includes:
Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Image Line - FL Studio 12 Producer Edition Software
Cyberlink - PowerDirector 14 Ultimate Suite Software
This even have a 1080p 60fps webcam, a very good UPS, great speakers, has a good wireless keyboard and mouse, a solid sound card, SIX FANS, and very good studio headphones.
AND IT ONLY COSTS $13,941! Not only is it cheaper, but more powerful!
I even thought about going full on ape$#!t and add another 1080 ti for SLI. But I think one is already overkill. I dunno, but I think I should switch the 1080 ti for a Titan Volta or a nice Quadro.
Is this comparison legitimate? Please leave answers below so he can see it. I don't know, is there a part where the iMac is superior or nah? I know for sure that the gigabit lan is what makes the iMac Pro on par with the PC I picked, but I guess it should not be such an issue right?
Oh and by the way, he is all good about the softwares, he says he actually prefers the FL Studio and Powerdirector 14 over the Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X. Says he's used to Windows UI too so it's fine.
Thank you and have a nice day!
And here I am, I told him I'll post this in a number of forums and ask for their insight.
Here's the specs for the iMac:
2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
128GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC memory
4TB SSD
Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB of HBM2 memory
With softwares of:
Final Cut Pro X; and
Logic Pro X
This all amounted to $14,860
Then here's the PC:
Intel - Core i9-7980XE 2.6GHz 18-Core Processor (4.20 GHz Max Turbo Frequency)
Asus - PRIME X299-DELUXE ATX LGA2066 Motherboard
Corsair - Vengeance LPX 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
2x Samsung - 960 Pro 2TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card
Corsair - 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Dell - UP3218K 31.5" 7680x4320 60Hz Monitor (8k)
The software includes:
Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Image Line - FL Studio 12 Producer Edition Software
Cyberlink - PowerDirector 14 Ultimate Suite Software
This even have a 1080p 60fps webcam, a very good UPS, great speakers, has a good wireless keyboard and mouse, a solid sound card, SIX FANS, and very good studio headphones.
AND IT ONLY COSTS $13,941! Not only is it cheaper, but more powerful!
I even thought about going full on ape$#!t and add another 1080 ti for SLI. But I think one is already overkill. I dunno, but I think I should switch the 1080 ti for a Titan Volta or a nice Quadro.
Is this comparison legitimate? Please leave answers below so he can see it. I don't know, is there a part where the iMac is superior or nah? I know for sure that the gigabit lan is what makes the iMac Pro on par with the PC I picked, but I guess it should not be such an issue right?
Oh and by the way, he is all good about the softwares, he says he actually prefers the FL Studio and Powerdirector 14 over the Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X. Says he's used to Windows UI too so it's fine.
Thank you and have a nice day!