With USB3 JBOD enclosure, bottleneck with HDD?
I am looking to just move my 4 HDD in my 4,1 Mac Pro to an external USB3 JBOD enclosure (no RAID) to use with a nMP. If I do that will the bottleneck be with the HDDs? I know the theoretical USB3...
View ArticleAdvice needed: What HD set-up in 2009 MP?
Hi. I have a 2009 8-core Mac Pro. Over the years, it had become pretty sluggish (notwithstanding a SSD boot drive), so I've decided to clean it up and make it fast again. I use it mostly for...
View ArticleNew video card
Hello, looking to replace my 5770 in my 5.1 MP. looking for good and reliable solution. Thank you
View ArticlenMP D700 Benchmark
Finally some benchmark of NMP and D700 visible at this address: http://liftgammagain.com/forum/index...-vs-2010.2256/ What do you think?
View Article128 GB of RAM in new Mac Pro late 2013
I'm still on the lookout for a 128 GB configuration of RAM for the new Mac Pro but no luck so far. The only RAM I've seen that looks close are these: http://www.pc-wholesale.com/46w0761.html...
View ArticleWill it work?2 K5000 in a MP mid 2012/12core
Hi, i'm just curious if 2 K5000 will fit into a single MP mid 2012/12core?Is this set up possible? According to apples official site,it is.i'm a bit suspicious though. 'Low-power design that enables up...
View ArticleHow did you package/sell/ship your old Mac Pro?
With my nMP on the truck for delivery, I am now facing the ugly task of selling my old mid 2010 Mac Pro (12 cpu/48 GB, SSD). The local craigslist will be the easiest (maybe they'll pickup), but my...
View ArticleWhat video card for a 3.1 Mac Pro
I have an early 2008 Harpertown Mac Pro. 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad core Intel Xeon. My video card currently is an ATI Radeon HD 2600 and I would like to change it out as I had issues with it awhile ago, though...
View ArticleCan you disable CPU cores in OSX?
Hi Just wondering if additional cores on the nMP (6,8,12) can be disabled with the belief that some software could benefit from higher turbo boost on 2 or 3 cores if forced, compared to lower clock...
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nMP, slow at Folding: 65,000PPD
I was expecting my Maxed out Mac Pro to do better! 65,000PPD is easily accomplished no? Attached Thumbnails
View ArticleWindows 8.1 bootcamp on late 2013 Mac Pro
I'm trying to set up my new Mac Pro (6c, 16gb, 512gb, D500) with windows 8.1 via bootcamp. But I'm getting an error message during installation saying "cannot update boot configuration", and it just...
View ArticleMac Pro (Late 2013) Processor Upgrade Video
Mac Pro (Late 2013) Processor Upgrade Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaTEjCoqPeg
View Articleomg omg..omg I found an i7 960x Hex-core for $225!
I'm happy to say I found this gem I plan on upgrading my 2009 Mac Pro with it i've already flashed to 5,1 .wish me luck everyone! :)
View ArticleWhat are the odds Apple won't make January thread ...
So I'm still at "Available to ship: January" with only 10 days left in the month. I'm wondering if Apple is going to drop the ball on this one. How many others are waiting too?
View ArticleFlashed Radeon 4870 in Lion
I have a 2006 Mac Pro with Lion installed. I have a flashed Radeon 4870. The OS is functioning normal, while gaming is extremely slow and with very low frame rates. Is there a driver I can install?
View ArticleWD Black in RAID 1/0 or 10
Yeah, so we all know that we should not be using consumer drives in RAID, but are things really going to blow up if I use 2 WD blacks in RAID 1 or 0? I don't feel like paying the extra for RE drives...
View ArticlePremiere Pro CC on nMP 8 Core/D700 - not great
So.... my very preliminary testing with our new Mac Pro using the plugin I use most (filmconvert -FC) anyway, shows that Premiere CC needs more optimization for the dual GPUs. In fact, I'd say the CPU...
View ArticleConsidering cancelling my Mac Pro order. No speed benefits in FCPX / Compressor
Even before the new Mac Pro was announced, I wanted one. I wanted a real "Pro" series computer that would make some of my day-to-day tasks faster, and not be outdated in 6 months. Pre-2013, the thing...
View ArticlenMP DDR4 RAM
When do you think we'll be having a refresh to get the new ddr4 modules? I've canceled my order because of this... I really think this will give the new mac pro a real upgrade between the previous...
View ArticleD500 vs D700
So I'm about to pull the plug and go ahead and order my nMP. My system will be hex core, 12 gig RAM (upgraded with crucial when it arrives), 1TB hdd, but I can't decide on video card. I really don't...
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