ASM1061 and Vertex 4 SSD: anyone above 350MB/s?
Hello, Been using this very cheap ASM1061 PCIe SATA3 card with no issues for a long while now, except for speed. The Vertex 4 drive can go well beyond 350MB/s reads and writes, but apparently not on...
View Articlevideo card upgrade for early 08 mac pro.
My early 08 mac pro has an ATI Radeon HD 2600XT 256 mb card. My machine is has 2x2.8 Quad core intel Xeon with 10GB 800 MZ DDR2 F8 Dimms. I use it for photoshop and video editing. Dual op systems are...
View ArticleHow long before OpenCL GPU optimization becomes the norm?
At present, it seems that only a handful of specialized apps will make use of the nMP's GPUs for computational tasks. This makes it less attractive if you don't use one of these apps. How long do you...
View ArticleVT-x virtualization technology VS Mac Pro with upgraded CPU
Hi all, is VT-x virtualization technology enabled/working on Mac Pro with upgraded CPU? Using the Mac Pro in sign all virtualization software I'm trying are not working and appear with a "prohibition"...
View ArticleSleep issues with 5.1 and GTX 680 4GB
Greetings, Ive been having issues with my machine regarding waking from sleep. it seems to be related to me installing a new graphics card. I'm wondering if anyone else has this same issue and has...
View ArticleGood will gestures
If y'all got a nMP and only had it for 3 days cause of hardware failure would you of course ask for replacement ASAP but would you also try to get something else as a good will gesture? I know a lot of...
View ArticleCan I see some more 3,1 to nMP reviews?
This is the jump I'm making. I could have sworn I saw one review of this jump, but can't find it now. Just wanted to see if anyone else had made similar jumps, and am requesting some experiences with...
View ArticleWill this work? MacPro 1,1 and Xeon X5355
I have a MacPro 1.1 and I want to upgrade the processors on it. Found this intel Xeon X5355 - 2.66 GHz - 4 core - LGA771 Socket - for ProLiant BL460c at a decent price. Can anybody tell me if this...
View ArticleWill I be able to put non-ECC memory in my late 2013 Mac Pro?
Considering buying one, but as usual Apple over charge on adding memory.
View ArticleHow much will replacing just the graphics card improve my gaming experience?
So I'm stuck with my 2009 MP for a while. It's 2.9 Quad, and I've currently got 12GB RAM in it (it's my music work station). I have bootcamp installed and play a lot of games, but my card is a GTX 285...
View ArticleiMac vs nMP - VM & Remote Access
I currently have a quad core nMP on order - 32GB RAM 512GB SSD D200 Graphics. I've been going back and forth (and back and forth!) whether getting the fully maxed iMac is still the way to go for my...
View ArticleSoftware raid from one Mac Pro to another one?
I have a 2x3 tb mirrored software raid in my Mac Pro at work, created with disk utility. I might have to work from home for 1-2 weeks, if I take these two hds with me and put them in my Mac Pro at...
View ArticleOrdering off Apple education site.
My GF who I share my machines with is a student. Normally when I buy a machine at the Apple store all she has to do is show her ID and we get the discount as I am the one paying. I ordered the nMP on...
View ArticleNew W3680 or used W3690?
I can get a used W3690 for the same price of a new W3680 (little less than 600)... Which one should I get? Thanks for the suggestions!
View ArticleMy MP 3,1 feels brand new
Last Friday I added a Sonnet Tempo Pro PCIe card with two (OWC) Mercury Pro 480GB SSD's to my venerable 2008 Mac Pro (2.8GHz, Dual Quad core). I set them up as a Striped RAID boot disc (running Snow...
View ArticleReally need advice regarding which one to get.
Hoi! I really have trouble deciding whether to get this mac pro: 3.7 quad xeon 512gb flash 32gb memory d700 apple display or this iMac: 3.7 quad i7 32gb memory 512gb flash 780M I'm using my computers...
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Really slow file trans from mac pro to wd my studio 2 firewire 800
Im currently transferring 387GB of data from Documents to WD My studio 2 via FW800. I did the same back up yesterday using a WD USB3 2TB Essentials and it did it in within 4 hours (USB 2). Why is it...
View Article2008 MacPro 3,1 USB3 Upgrade
Just trying to figure out what I might do to push my early 2008 MacPro out another few years. Currently running Mavericks and Win7 in Bootcamp. I've done RAM, now at 14Gs, and VidCard, 5770, with new...
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