Another one asking for new MP spec advice
Its been a lifetime time since I bought a Mac tower... a Quadra 840av set me back £4k on launch. You could buy a flat in London for £50k back in 1993, and I did. A few years later I couldn't wait to...
View ArticlenMP vs PowerMac G4 Cube
To me, this seems to be a repeat of the PowerMac G4 Cube. Lots of power, shrunk package, hella expensive, no expandability. What's different this time around?
View ArticleNeed help finding GPU for Mac Pro 4.1/5.1
Hi there, I'm helping my brother (a photographer) find a new desktop computer. He's currently slogging it out on a 2009 iMac - and I think a 4.1/5.1 Mac Pro would be the best replacement for him (the...
View ArticlePower Connector for SSD in 2009 Mac Pro
Hi, I have a Samsung 840 Pro in my 2009 Mac Pro and due to the 2009 Mac Pro only being Sata 2 I get about half the read/write speeds. I've been doing some research and I came across a Sata 3 pci-e card...
View ArticleNon-EFI GeForce and OS X 10.9.1 Crashes
Hey all, Since upgrading to 10.9.1, the following things happened: 1. Adobe Creative Cloud Apps would crash immediately after launch. 2. Most of my other apps crash after launch, such as Preview,...
View ArticleUpgraded 3.46GHz 12-core 2010 Mac Pro faster than new 2.7GHz Mac Pro?
By my calculations, overall throughput should be faster for the 2010 Mac Pro. Using this as a basis... http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/19/...in-benchmarks/ The 3.46ghz part should do about 24772 to...
View ArticlePCI Thunderbolt expansion card
Wonder if this will work in the Mac Pro: http://rog.asus.com/tag/thunderboltex-ii/ this is the old version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEM7sRizvw
View ArticleMagma ExpressBox 3T Thunderbolt PCI box for nMP
Does anybody have experience with this box? http://www.magma.com/expressBox-3t-db It's what I've been looking for. Three PCI cards and will take 4 2.5" drives. Two things I'm wondering, is it worth...
View ArticleBest Blu-Ray/DVD drive for nMP?
Need one for ripping, not burning. Plenty of highly rated usb2 ones on Amazon for <$100. Would usb3 help at all? Or is the format too slow to matter? I assume there is no thunderbolt one out there.
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Merry Christmas to me (w3690)
Well can't wait to put this sucker in. Thinking I just prolonged my Mac Pro for another few years. Attached Thumbnails
View ArticleMP's refresh cycle from now on
Generally, Mac's get updated based on when Intel updates their processors, but the MP skipped a generation (or was 2 generations?). Others have pointed out that Apple probably needed other aspects to...
View ArticleMP3,1 to nMP migration - thinking about internal storage the wrong way?
I wonder if I've been thinking about use of the nMP's (or iMac's) internal PCIe SSD storage the wrong way, at least for my situation. My current setup is an MP3,1 with the following drives: * 4x1TB HDD...
View ArticleThe New Mac Pro is Here But Can We Build it Better (and Cheaper) PC DIY Style?
http://www.futurelooks.com/new-apple...-pc-diy-style/ TL;DR version: Nope.
View ArticleCTO Mac Pro shipping?
I ordered a CTO at exactly the time the apple store came online on the 19th. I got a January ship date but I'm wondering if ANY CTO have been shipped yet or at least moved off of "processing" Just...
View ArticleDell 4K Monitor for $2.5K
If anyone is looking for a 32" 4K monitor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...4260146&cm_sp=
View ArticleMixing TB 2 and TB 1
What happens in these scenarios, searching hasn't found me an answer nMP->TB2 device->TB1 device A) Does the TB2 device operate at TB 2 speeds (20 Gbps), and TB 1 at 10 speeds when it gets to the...
View ArticleRAID Setup for Mac Pro and Video Editing
Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum and have a question I could really use some help answering. So here goes... I recently acquired a Mac Pro from a friend to use as my primary video editing computer...
View ArticleMP 4,1: 8+8+2+2 a good ram config?
I read here and there that this system is best done in 3's for some odd reason. So why have 4 slots? I currently run 2-2-2-2 and with LR, PS, DW, FF, etc etc. the system is grinding to a halt everyday....
View ArticleApricorn VS OWC for bootable home OS on PCIe
http://www.apricorn.com/products/des...el-solox2.html VS http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/P...elsior/Buy_Now Hey there, trying to figure if there's a serious difference or disadvantage to taking the...
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New mac pro , metal stand
i really wonder, i saw always the mac pro on a metal stand on all apple presentations and nobody asks for it. it looks much sleeker elegant to my eye. any idea where to get it?
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