[quote]So for anybody saying this thing is really overpriced, let's look at the cost of these parts. Take note that Apple does not list specific model numbers, so I'm going off the closest parts based on specs from what I can find on Amazon and other online retailers. -Intel Xeon E5 CPU with 3.7 GHz: Around $400-600. Quad-core Xeons usually run for $350, but none of them even top 3GHz, so it's more likely this one would be closer to the upper end of this price range. -12GB of DDR3 1866 MHz RAM: Around $160. Probably one of the cheaper items in this machine. I got my price estimate by looking at dual 4GB sticks (the Mac Pro has 3) with the same specs from Corsair. -Dual AMD FirePro D300 graphics processors: $1600. Yep, this is where the huge price comes from. According to Architosh.com, the D300's, which are not currently publicly available, are essentially AMD FirePro W7000's with only half the video RAM. The cheapest W7000's available on AMD's website are $815 a pop. Granted, having less video RAM will lower the price, but not by much. -256 GB SSD: This will run around $200-300. SSDs are becoming very cheap, so just like the RAM, this isn't going to have much impact on the overall cost of this build. Our total for the parts that can be quantified is in the neighborhood of $2510. This does not include the cost of the motherboard, which could easily be another $200-300, or the case, of which a large cost would be the designing and engineering that went into it. Overall, with all the other little bits and pieces that really aren't worth including in the parts list since they aren't really that expensive on their own, we're looking at a $2800 computer. Granted, Apple will be getting most of these parts at a discount, but they're still not leaving a huge profit margin for themselves. For an extra $200, I would rather end up with a Mac that actually has cheaper software than Windows (iWork is only $60, Final Cut is only a fraction of the price as Vegas or Premiere, etc.) if I were wanting a workstation like this. Mac Pros are not meant for gaming, so compatibility with games isn't really a factor in this discussion.[/quote] Just gonna quote this post I saw.