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
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
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