69 mllion dollar question

ok, I am thinking of buying the new Mac Pro. However I am wondering how future proof the machine is likely to be. If I were to buy the new mac pro, upgrade the g/card to a 4870, how likely is it that I can upgrade the card in the future. i guess the question is what can you do to a G5 mac now...can it take then 3870? I really would like a Mac, and dont really want an Alienware which s the competition, but I am likely to use the mac pro for gaming. So any suggestions on the future proofing/upgradability of the mac generally...TIA

Thats really disappointing, I am really sold on the Mac thing. I've had a Mini Mac and more recently a Macbook Pro and been pleased with both of them. I was hoping I could get the MP and run it on a wifi network around the house and link in with the other two computers, and when I want the power and cutting edge graphics power, I could use the MP in windows mode.
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