Suggestions for setting up 2 SSDs and Velocity Solo X2
Dear Mac Pro gurus, For my Mac Pro 2010 Hexacore, I recently acquired two (different) SSDs: a Crucial M4 256GB and a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB ... as well as an Apricorn Velocity Solo X2 PCIe card. (Why 2...
View ArticleGoing to buy a base spec Pro this week
The wife wants one for her photography business Are we mad? Our reasons for not going iMac: - 1. The launch date has slipped, I worry that it's quality problems and maybe something fundamentally with...
View ArticleStick with 2009 MP or move to Mac Mini 2012
Hey All, I have a MacPro 2009 quad 2.93 12G ram and 30" cinema display. Been using this for pro audio for a few years and have no issues with it (maybe a little noisier than I would like). I have been...
View ArticleGTX 660 Power Cable
Hi I noticed from the pictures, the GTX 660 only has one power connecter on the card. Does this means it only required one power cable? On the GTX 660 Ti I see two connectors side by side on the card.
View ArticleUpgrading 2007 Mac Pro USB and RAM?
Hi, I want to upgrade the USB and RAM on my (purchased in 2007) Mac Pro, 2.66. I would like to upgrade the USB socket to either USB 2.0 or 3, and go from the 5GB RAM that I currently have to a greater...
View ArticleBoot Camp drivers crashing Windows 7 on MacBook Pro
Dear all, I am desperate for your help, I have spent hours scouring the internet for a solution and have yet to find one which works. Following the system restart after installing the Boot Camp drivers...
View ArticleWhere'd that Bluetooth go from my Mac Pro?
Hi folks wonder if anybody has experienced this loss of Bluetooth? I am on this mac pro: http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...008-specs.html on which I installed Vista, and now Windows 7. A while...
View Article1 SSD + 1 HDD Configuration
Hello, I've just installed an SSD into my Mac Pro and have installed all of my apps onto it. I want to use my old HDD for storage, but not sure how to set it up. At the moment it is appearing on my...
View ArticleWater cooling for Mac Pro
Hey guys, Is it possible to install a watercoolig setup for my single-CPU and two GPUs in my Mac Pro? There would be more than enough space. I'm not sure if the system would boot if the original...
View ArticlePLEASE HELP. Cursor freaking out, keys not working
It's been happening for a while but is now happening regularly. The cursor will all of a sudden start quickly moving constantly to the right preventing me from typing anything in. Also when this...
View ArticleMac Pro 3.2GHz Quad-Core vs MBP 2012
I do graphic design and Photoshop work. I was planning to buy a Refurbished 2012 Mac Pro 3.2GHz Quad-Core and upgrade the HD to SSD plus 16BG RAM. This will cost me about 3k. For the same amount of...
View ArticleMac Pro 2009 video upgrade
Hi guys, First of all I want salute you all, I am new on this forum. Secondly I own a Mac Pro 2009 and I wanna upgrade the video card to a GeForce gtx 670 2gb VRAM and I want to know if this will fit...
View ArticleAnyone any issues with EVGA 670 4GB?
Hey Guys, So I've had this card for a few months for gaming in Windows. However everything is crashing. Games wise, in Windows. All gravy in OS X (but then I don't do anything that would push it in OS...
View ArticleMacPro or PC (OSX or Windows)
I'm currently at an editing job that is ALL PC based (except for the graphics department, as they are all on Macs). The company purchased a NexGen 30TB fiber storage system and says we will be able to...
View ArticleOWC sales
Has anyone any experience with last years OWC sales? Had two Kingston hyper X ssds in my cart yesterday as amazon were selling the 120gb for $69 but didn't go through after reading not much about them...
View ArticleBest configuration for brand new Mac Pro 6 core 24Gb RAM 512DDR
Dear all, After years on PC, I decided to move to Apple, couldn't resist the looks, the ease of use and the fun factor that I hear everybody talking about. Also with PC I had the feeling I was...
View ArticleBlack Friday: Recommend cheap GFX Card for MP 2,1 ?
I picked up a Mac Pro 1,1 and then updated it with the Mac Pro 2006-2007 Firmware Tool by MacEFIRom / ant0 (got off of netkas.org) which converted the machine to a 2,1. I also updated my stock GeForce...
View ArticleNanofrog or similar, please help! - Dual tray upgrade
Hi, I've purchased a 2012 (2010) 3.2Ghz Mac Pro and got a great deal, I'm looking at buying a 2009 dual quad processor board only. Do I need 'lidless' versions of the W3690 or similar to enable the...
View ArticleWhat is a Mac Pro?
Sorry, but can anyone tell me what a macpro really is used for?? is it just like a huge block of tech goodness that u can connect to a display monitor like a thunderbolt? cos i know i mac is a monitor...
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