# Mac Pro questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 19, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-pro-questions/263870 "2008-06-19T21:34:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fasterthanlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@fasterthanlight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fasterthanlight)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-pro-questions/263870/21 "2008-06-20T20:04:32Z")
Apple’s tech is very limited, in that, all they can offer you is the same information you could get from looking on the internet for a bit, and they also lack any imagination, theres no ingenuity with those guys. HOWEVER the GeniusBar is a **completely** different story. Those geniuses are the friendliest, most helpful tech people EVER… EVER ---
**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-pro-questions/263870/22 "2008-06-24T16:34:37Z")
I have an 08’ Mac Pro (8-core, 8x1gig mem sticks, 8800GT). I thought about building a PC version to save money, but I’m happy with my decision to go with a Mac. I wouldn’t have saved a huge amount of money, and I’m sure I would have ran into those typical “build-it-yourself headaches.” Instead, I got a dead-silent 8-core monster that looks amazing and works right out of the box. What turned me off is all the customer reviews on the Tyan and other dual-quad mobos on Newegg. A lot of them were complaining about bad bios, drivers, etc and I didn’t feel like dealing with that. As far as video cards go, I think some manufacturers are using that new type of Bios, which Macs require and is optional in Vista. I think as all the manufacturers move to the new stuff, it will be easier to just buy a third part video card and plug it in your Mac Pro. Don’t quote me on that, it’s just what I got from researching a few months ago. Edit: This is the new Bios I was talking about - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible\_Firmware\_Interface](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Firmware_Interface) [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-pro-questions/263870.md?page=1)